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Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for lymph node staging in non-small-cell lung cancers.

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2009

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Baojun Liu, Jingcheng Dong, Changqing Xu, Chuantao Zuo, Jingjing Le, Yihui Guan, Jun Zhao, Jinfeng Wu, Xiao-hong Duan, Yuxue Cao
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Abstract

PET/CT scan showed good accuracy in the preoperative diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymph node metastasis in the patients with NSCLC. We recommend that PET/CT scanning be used as a first-line evaluation tool for tumor diagnosis, therapy evaluation and follow-up.