Diagnostic Performance of PET or PET/CT with Different Radiotracers in Patients with Suspicious Lung Cancer or Pleural Tumours according to Published Meta-Analyses.
Filippo LococoBarbara MuoioMarco ChiappettaDania NachiraLeonardo Petracca CiavarellaStefano MargaritoraGiorgio TregliaPublished in: Contrast media & molecular imaging (2020)
Evidence-based data about the diagnostic performance of PET/CT with different radiotracers for suspicious LC or PT are increasing, with good diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT. More prospective multicenter studies and cost-effectiveness analyses are warranted.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- meta analyses
- systematic review
- randomized controlled trial
- positron emission tomography
- fine needle aspiration
- electronic health record
- simultaneous determination
- big data
- mass spectrometry
- case control
- clinical trial
- liquid chromatography
- artificial intelligence
- high resolution
- machine learning
- gas chromatography