PET/CT in the Staging of the Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. (7th March 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chao, Fangfang; Zhang, Hong
• Other Names: Tian Mei Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of biomedicine and biotechnology. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-03-07
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Medicine; Biology; Biotechnology; Médecine; Biologie; Biotechnologie; Biology; Biotechnology; Medicine; Biotechnology; Biomedicine; Electronic journals; Periodical; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/783739
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1110-7243

Abstract

Abstract : Lung cancer is a common disease and the leading cause of cancer-related death in many countries. Precise staging of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer plays an important role in determining treatment strategy and prognosis. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), combining anatomic information of CT and metabolic information of PET, is emerging as a potential diagnosis and staging test in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the value of integrated PET/CT in the staging of the non-small-cell lung cancer and its health economics.