Preoperative evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer using [ 68 Ga]FAPI-46 PET/CT: a prospective pilot study.

Yeon-Koo KangKwon Joong NaJimyung ParkNakwon KwakYun-Sang LeeHongyoon ChoiYoung Tae Kim

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2024)

Ga]FAPI-46 PET/CT holds promise as an imaging tool for preoperative mediastinal nodal staging in NSCLC, with improved sensitivity and the potential to reduce false-positive results, optimizing the need for invasive staging procedures.

Keyphrases

pet ct
lymph node
patients undergoing
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
small cell lung cancer
positron emission tomography
high resolution
big data
human health
early stage
artificial intelligence
risk assessment