Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT, CT and EBUS/TBNA on preoperative mediastinal nodal staging of NSCLC.
Akram Al-IbraheemNader HirmasStefano FantiDiana PaezFawzi AbuhijlaDalia Al-RimawiUla Al-RasheedRiad AbdeljalilFeras HawariKamal AlrabiAsem MansourPublished in: BMC medical imaging (2021)
Multimodality staging of the MLNs in NSCLC is essential to provide accurate staging and the appropriate treatment. 18F-FDG PET/CT has better overall diagnostic utility when compared to the CT scan. The NPV of 18F-FDG PET/CT in MLNs is reliable and comparable to the NPV of EBUS/TBNA. SUVmax of MLNs can help in predicting metastases, but nevertheless, a positive 18F-FDG PET/CT MLNs particularly if such a result would change the treatment plan, should be verified histopathologically.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- small cell lung cancer
- pet ct
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- patients undergoing
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- radiation therapy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- brain metastases
- locally advanced