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Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and CT for N staging of non-small cell lung cancer.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Zubović, Sandra Vegar Kristić, Spomenka Hadžihasanović, Besima |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Aim The aim of this study is to investigate the possibilities of non-invasive diagnostic imaging methods, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and CT, in clinical N staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Retrospective clinical study included 50 patients with diagnosed NSCLC who have undergone PET/CT for the purpose of disease staging. The International association for the study of lung cancer (IASLC) nodal mapping system was used for analysis of nodal disease. Data regarding CT N-staging and PET/CT Nstaging were recorded. Two methods were compared using χ2 test and Spearman rank correlation coefficient. Results Statistical analysis showed that although there were some differences in determining the N stage between CT and PET/CT, these methods were in significant correlation. CT and PET/CT findings established the same N stage in 74% of the patients. In five patients based on PET/CT findings the staging was changed from operable to inoperable, while in four patients staging was changed from inoperable to operable. Conclusion PET/CT and CT are noninvasive methods that can be reliably used for N staging of NSCLC. |
| Starting Page | 199 |
| Ending Page | 203 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ljkzedo.ba/sites/default/files/Glasnik/MG27/09%20Vegar%20Zubovic%20899%20A.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 28698537v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17392/899-17 |
| DOI | 10.17392/899-17 |
| Journal | Medicinski glasnik : official publication of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Coefficient Malignant neoplasm of lung Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients Positrons Small cell carcinoma of lung X-Ray Computed Tomography |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
