2010
Imaging Requirements in the Practice of Pulmonary Metastasectomy
Detterbeck FC, Grodzki T, Gleeson F, Robert JH. Imaging Requirements in the Practice of Pulmonary Metastasectomy. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: s134-s139. PMID: 20502248, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181dcf64d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical CT scansPulmonary metastasectomyCT scanThin-section scanningBetter patient selectionPrimary imaging modalityPositron emission tomographyPulmonary metastasesFurther metastasesMetastatic sitesPatient selectionSurveillance imagingPeriod of observationEmission tomographyMetastasisImaging modalitiesMetastasectomyReconstruction thicknessPatientsTomographyScansOptimal intervalFollowPalpationWeeksA Systematic Review of Restaging After Induction Therapy for Stage IIIa Lung Cancer: Prediction of Pathologic Stage
de Cabanyes Candela S, Detterbeck FC. A Systematic Review of Restaging After Induction Therapy for Stage IIIa Lung Cancer: Prediction of Pathologic Stage. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 389-398. PMID: 20186025, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181ce3e5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction therapyPositron emission tomographyLung cancerComputed tomographySystematic reviewStage IIIA lung cancerEmission tomographyIIIA lung cancerMediastinal node involvementRepeat mediastinoscopyNode involvementComplete responsePathologic findingsEsophageal ultrasoundPathologic stageNeedle aspirationExpert handsRestagingFalse negative rateMediastinoscopyTherapyFN rateTomographyPatientsSurgery
2004
Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 1 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules or Masses
Detterbeck FC, Falen S, Rivera MP, Halle JS, Socinski MA. Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 1 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules or Masses. CHEST Journal 2004, 125: 2294-2299. PMID: 15189954, DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyLung cancerPulmonary nodulesEmission tomographyTypical carcinoid tumorEvaluation of symptomsIntermediate riskCarcinoid tumorsPulmonary lesionsBronchioloalveolar carcinomaRisk factorsHigh riskRadiographic appearancePatientsPET imagingLesionsDiagnosisLittle roleCancerTomographyRiskNodulesCarcinomaSymptomsTumors