Follow-up or Surveillance 18F-FDG PET/CT and Survival Outcome in Lung Cancer Patients

Follow-up or Surveillance 18F-FDG PET/CT and Survival Outcome in Lung Cancer Patients

The value of performing follow-up PET/CT imaging more than 6 mo after the conclusion of therapy—either as a routine practice or because of clinically suspected recurrence—is not well established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the added value of follow-up PET/CT to the clinical assessment...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) 2014-04, Vol.55 (7), p.1062-1068
Hauptverfasser: Antoniou, Alexander J., Marcus, Charles, Tahari, Abdel K., Wahl, Richard L., Subramaniam, Rathan M.
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Zusammenfassung:The value of performing follow-up PET/CT imaging more than 6 mo after the conclusion of therapy—either as a routine practice or because of clinically suspected recurrence—is not well established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the added value of follow-up PET/CT to the clinical assessment and survival outcome of lung cancer patients.
ISSN:0161-5505
1535-5667
DOI:10.2967/jnumed.113.136770