Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT and EBUS/TBNA on preoperative mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC

Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT and EBUS/TBNA on preoperative mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC

Abstract Background Staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a multidisciplinary process involving imaging, endoscopic and surgical techniques. This study aims at investigating the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT scan, and endobronchial ultrasound/transbronchial needle aspirate (EB...

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Main Authors: Akram Al-Ibraheem, Nader Hirmas, Stefano Fanti, Diana Paez, Fawzi Abuhijla, Dalia Al-Rimawi, Ula Al-Rasheed, Riad Abdeljalil, Feras Hawari, Kamal Alrabi, Asem Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
Subjects:
NSCLC
18F-FDG PET/CT
EBUS/TBNA
Mediastinal lymph node staging
NPV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-021-00580-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-021-00580-w

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