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VU University, Amsterdam

Findings in lung cancer provide new insights

Published in Medical Imaging Business Week, March 16th, 2006

Reports from Netherlands, United States and Japan highlight recent research on lung cancer.

Study 1: The use of [F-18]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography [(18)FDG PET] in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was assessed.

"The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of (early) response measurements using (18)FDG-PET with respect to survival of patients with stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC undergoing induction chemotherapy (IQ, with a comparative analysis of PET methods. In a prospective multicenter study, PET was performed in patients before IC and after 1 and 3 cycles. Computed tomography (CT) was performed before...

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