Lung cancer : journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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Comparative Study
Value of PET/CT versus enhanced CT for locoregional lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer.
To compare the diagnostic efficacies of integrated (18)F FDG PET/CT images and contrast-enhanced helical CT images in locoregional lymph node metastasis in the patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ Integrated PET/CT improves the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value than enhanced CT in the assessment of locoregional lymph nodes, and provides more efficient and accurate data of nodal staging, with a better effect on diagnosis and therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.