Prospective Evaluation of Quantitative F-18-FDG-PET/CT for Pre-Operative Thoracic Lymph Node Staging in Patients with Lung Cancer as a Target for Computer-Aided Diagnosis.

Philipp GensekeChristoph Ferdinand WielenbergJens SchreiberEva LueckeSteffen FreseThorsten Walles Michael Christoph Kreissl

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

Quantitative analysis of F-18-FDG-PET/CT data provides reliable results for delineation between benign and malignant thoracic lymph nodes. Thus, quantitative parameters can improve diagnostic accuracy and reliability and can also facilitate the handling of the steadily increasing number of clinical examinations.

Keyphrases

lymph node
spinal cord
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
high resolution
electronic health record
squamous cell carcinoma
spinal cord injury
radiation therapy
machine learning
pet ct