Positron emission tomography/computerized tomography in lung cancer

Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Ilgin Sahiner¹  Gulin Ucmak Vural¹ 

[1] Ankara Oncology Research and Training Hospital, Turkey

关键词: Positron emission tomography (PET);    lung cancer;    solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN);    staging;    radiotherapy planning;    prognosis;    therapy response;   

DOI  :  10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2014.03.05

学科分类：外科医学

来源: AME Publications

【 摘 要 】

Positron emission tomography (PET) using 2-(18F)-flouro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) has emerged as a useful tool in the clinical work-up of lung cancer. This review article provides an overview of applications of PET in diagnosis, staging, treatment response evaluation, radiotherapy planning, recurrence assessment and prognostication of lung cancer.

【 授权许可】

Unknown