Clinical Role of Upfront F-18 FDG PET/CT in Determining Biopsy Sites for Lung Cancer Diagnosis.

Byung Geon ParkJae-Kwang LimKyung Min ShinJihoon HongJung Guen ChaSeung Hyun ChoSeo Young ParkHun Kyu RyeomSee Hyung KimAn Na SeoSeung-Ick ChaJaehee LeeHoseok LeeJong Min Park

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Upfront PET/CT may have an impact on the selection of the biopsy site for patients with advanced lung cancer, which could result in a lower rate of major complications with no change in the diagnostic yield. Upfront PET/CT demonstrates potential clinical implications for enhancing the safety of lung cancer diagnosis in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
clinical practice
ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
computed tomography
risk factors
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