Impact of initial PET/CT staging in terms of clinical stage, management plan, and prognosis in 592 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

• Main Authors: Satoshi Takeuchi, Benjapa Khiewvan, Patricia S. Fox, Stephen G. Swisher, Eric M. Rohren, Roland L. Bassett, Homer A. Macapinlac
• Other Authors: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34624
• Institution: Mahidol University

Purpose: Our objective was to determine the impact of initial18F-FDG PET/CT (PET/CT) staging on clinical stage and the management plan and the prognostic value of PET/CT in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 592 patients with NSCLC w...