The Role of PET/CT Molecular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Recurrence and Surveillance of Patients Treated for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The Role of PET/CT Molecular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Recurrence and Surveillance of Patients Treated for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and its prognosis remains poor. Molecular imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT can metabolically characterize the nature of lesions as benign or malignant, allowing a better staging at the diagnosis of this kind of patient....

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Main Authors: Julio Francisco Jiménez-Bonilla, Remedios Quirce, I. Martínez-Rodríguez, María De Arcocha-Torres, José Manuel Carril, Ignacio Banzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
non-small lung cancer
recurrence
18F-FDG
PET/CT
surveillance
follow-up
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/6/4/36

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