Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Reports on non-small cell lung cancer findings from K.L. Wu and co-researchers provide new insights

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 23rd, 2010

According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "Previously, we showed that a CT window and level setting of 1,600 and -300 Hounsfield units, respectively, and autocontouring using an F-18-FDG PET 50% intensity level correlated best with pathologic results. The aim of this study was to compare this autocontouring with manual contouring, to determine which method is better."

"Seventeen patients with non-small cell lung cancer underwent F-18-FDG PET/CT before surgery. The maximum diameter on pathologic examination was determined. Seven sets of gross tumor volumes (GTVs) were defined. The first set (GTV(CT)) was contoured manually using only CT information. The second...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-11-23)

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