Radiologic workup of lung cancer

Imaging plays an important role in the management of lung cancer. Imaging studies are used for diagnosis and to determine the stage of the disease as well as to assess tumor response and, thus, guide further treatment of patients. This manuscript will review the use of imaging studies in the managem...

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Main Author: Al Ghanem Sara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-10-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Al
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spelling doaj-78b67096b3694fb2b4c5373582059e632020-11-24T23:38:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Thoracic Medicine1817-17371998-35572008-10-01367981Radiologic workup of lung cancerAl Ghanem SaraImaging plays an important role in the management of lung cancer. Imaging studies are used for diagnosis and to determine the stage of the disease as well as to assess tumor response and, thus, guide further treatment of patients. This manuscript will review the use of imaging studies in the management of lung cancer.http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=AlLung cancerimagingworkup
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author Al Ghanem Sara
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Radiologic workup of lung cancer
Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Lung cancer
imaging
workup
author_facet Al Ghanem Sara
author_sort Al Ghanem Sara
title Radiologic workup of lung cancer
title_short Radiologic workup of lung cancer
title_full Radiologic workup of lung cancer
title_fullStr Radiologic workup of lung cancer
title_full_unstemmed Radiologic workup of lung cancer
title_sort radiologic workup of lung cancer
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Thoracic Medicine
issn 1817-1737
1998-3557
publishDate 2008-10-01
description Imaging plays an important role in the management of lung cancer. Imaging studies are used for diagnosis and to determine the stage of the disease as well as to assess tumor response and, thus, guide further treatment of patients. This manuscript will review the use of imaging studies in the management of lung cancer.
topic Lung cancer
imaging
workup
url http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Al
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