The impact of PET/CT and brain MRI for metastasis detection among patients with clinical T1-category lung cancer: Findings from a large-scale cohort study.
Yi FengBo ChengShuting ZhanHaiping LiuJianfu LiPeiling ChenZixun WangXiaoyan HuangXiuxia FuWenjun YeRunchen WangQixia WangYang XiangHuiting WangFeng ZhuXin ZhengWenhai FuGuodong HuZhuxing ChenJianxing HeWenhua LiangPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2024)
The necessity of PET/CT and MRI should be cautiously evaluated in patients with solid nodules < 8.0 mm and sub-solid nodules < 10.0 mm, however, these examinations remained essential and beneficial for patients with solid nodules ≥ 8.0 mm and sub-solid nodules ≥ 10.0 mm.