New PET/CT criterion for nodal staging in non-small cell lung cancer: measurement of the ratio of section area of standard uptake values ≥2.5/lymph node section area.
Yoshitaro SaitoKazuhiro ImaiKoichi IshiyamaHajime SaitoSatoru MotoyamaYusuke SatoHayato KonnoSatoshi FujishimaManabu HashimotoYoshihiro MinamiyaPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2017)
When diagnosing nodal staging based a lymph node SUV ≥2.5 SA/node SA ratio of ≥1.0, it can be an effective criterion for use to determine surgical indications.