Extra-thoracic staging of lung cancer

This article reviews the staging of extra-thoracic metastatic lung cancer. The imaging strategy, including when to screen as well as the different modalities available for different sites of spread of disease are discussed. The emerging role of whole body positron emission tomography in screening fo...

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Published in:European journal of radiology 2003, Vol.45 (1), p.31-38
Main Authors: Pope, Romney J.E, Hansell, David M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - secondary
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Computed tomography
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Metastases
Neoplasm Metastasis - diagnosis
Nuclear medicine
Pneumology
Positron emission tomography
Staging
Tomography, Emission-Computed
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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Summary:This article reviews the staging of extra-thoracic metastatic lung cancer. The imaging strategy, including when to screen as well as the different modalities available for different sites of spread of disease are discussed. The emerging role of whole body positron emission tomography in screening for metastases is also explored.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00299-1