The role of FDG-PET/CT in detecting unsuspected and unknown distant metastasis in the initial staging of NSCLC

Halac M., Ozhan M., Yilmaz Aksoy S., Vatankulu B., Aliyev A., Asa S., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.1029-1040, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1311-104
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1029-1040
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Our purpose in this retrospective study was to determine the ratio of unexpected [metastases within the coverage area of thorax computed tomography (CT)] and unknown (metastases out of the coverage area of thorax CT) metastases by positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) in patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had no defined metastatic lesion, and to investigate the contribution of fludeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT in metastasis staging.