Published in Medical Imaging Week, June 16th, 2007
Study 1: A new study, "Staging and diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer: invasive modalities," is now available. "During the staging process of lung cancer, accurate mediastinal lymph node staging is one of the more important factors that affects patient outcome. Several different invasive and non-invasive modalities exist for mediastinal staging," scientists writing in the journal Respirology report.
"Invasive tests include mediastinoscopy, thoracoscopy, transbronchial needle aspiration, transthoracic needle aspiration, endoscopic ultrasound-guided...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2007-06-16)
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