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., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.44, no.6, pp.1029-1040, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1311-104
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1029-1040
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.