Lessons from the old masters: pragmatism or purity, FDG PET SUV, serum glucose and prediction of nodal status in non-small cell lung cancer

J Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec 1;94(7):547-8. doi: 10.1002/jso.20623.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Blood Glucose / metabolism*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Prognosis
  • Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18