2014
Lung cancer staging: the value of PET depends on the clinical setting
Detterbeck FC, Figueroa Almanzar S. Lung cancer staging: the value of PET depends on the clinical setting. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2014, 6: 1714-23. PMID: 25589964, PMCID: PMC4283348, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical settingEvaluation of patientsInvasive mediastinal stagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingValue of PETInvasive stagingImpact of PETM1 diseaseN2 diseasePET findingsMediastinal stagingLung cancerRealist synthesis methodResectionClinical contextTomography imagingPatientsRCTsEvaluation of differencesHigher chanceStagingInconsistent resultsDiseaseTraditional imaging
2007
Helical Computed Tomography Inaccuracy in the Detection of Pulmonary Metastases: Can It Be Improved?
Parsons AM, Ennis EK, Yankaskas BC, Parker LA, Hyslop WB, Detterbeck FC. Helical Computed Tomography Inaccuracy in the Detection of Pulmonary Metastases: Can It Be Improved? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2007, 84: 1830-1836. PMID: 18036893, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary metastasesLung palpationPulmonary metastasectomyHelical CTClinical historyPreoperative CTRadiologist 1Radiologist 2Preoperative CT scanningStandard of carePreoperative CT scanAdequate clinical historyChart reviewPulmonary lesionsThoracic surgeryPostoperative CTCT scanScan interpretationMetastasisCT scanningChest radiologistsTomography imagingCTPalpationMetastasectomy
2004
Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 3 Emerging Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Management of Patients With Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Vansteenkiste JF, Morris DE, Dooms CA, Khandani AH, Socinski MA. Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 3 Emerging Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Management of Patients With Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2004, 126: 1656-1666. PMID: 15539740, DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of patientsLung cancerPET imagingCycles of chemotherapyCompletion of treatmentPossible lung cancerIntensity of uptakePositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyFurther technologic improvementsInduction therapyPatient outcomesBiological aggressivenessPatientsEmission tomographyTechnologic improvementsTomography imagingStaging approachRadiotherapy treatment fieldCancerTreatment fieldImagingTreatmentPET images