The role of FDG-PET/CT in detecting unsuspected and unknown distant metastasis in the initial staging of NSCLC
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.1029-1040, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1311-104
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1029-1040
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background/aim: Our purpose in this retrospective study was to determine the ratio of unexpected [metastases within the coverage area of thorax computed tomography (CT)] and unknown (metastases out of the coverage area of thorax CT) metastases by positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) in patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had no defined metastatic lesion, and to investigate the contribution of fludeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT in metastasis staging.