The role of positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer

This clinical lecture demonstrates the current and future role of 18-F FDG PET/CT in diagnosis NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) (usefulness/limitations) prognosis cancer treatment. PET-CT combines metabolic morphological data, which makes it possible to offer better possibilities for diagnosing malignant pulmonary nodules compared conventional CT. Integrated advantages PET CT, minimizing their limitations diagnosis, staging treatment NSCLC. offers a assessment lymph node involvement presence local or distant metastatic disease than can be done with imaging alone, is often used interpret suspicious lesions detected by such techniques.