The value of dual time-point fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography imaging in predicting lymph node metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Yongquan HuDaohua GuoZhigao ZhuLingLing LuZhengong JiaWeipeng LiXiaojing ZhouRuyue ShenLi RenPublished in: Nuclear medicine communications (2024)
Tumor size and DISUV max are risk factors for predicting LNM, and they are more useful in combination. Compared with standard PET/CT imaging, dual time-point PET/CT imaging has added value in predicting LNM in NSCLC patients.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- lymph node metastasis
- end stage renal disease
- high resolution
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peritoneal dialysis
- small cell lung cancer
- magnetic resonance imaging
- fluorescence imaging
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- contrast enhanced