Lung Cancer
New Lung Cancer Study Findings Have Been Reported by Scientists at University Hospital
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 16th, 2011
2011 AUG 16 -- "The aim of this study was to assess the utility of dual-time-point F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) in differentiating benign from malignant pleural disease, in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. A total of 61 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and pleural effusion were included in this retrospective study," investigators in Bonn, Germany report.
"All patients had whole-body FDG PET/CT imaging at 60 +/- 10 minutes post-FDG injection, whereas 31 patients had second-time delayed imaging repeated at 90 +/- 10 minutes for the chest. Maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) and the average...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-08-16)
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