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 imagesSeeking 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 roleCancerTomographyRiskNodulesCarcinomaSymptomsTumorsSeeking a Home for a PET, Part 2 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Staging of Patients With Suspected Lung Cancer
Detterbeck FC, Falen S, Rivera MP, Halle JS, Socinski MA. Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 2 Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Staging of Patients With Suspected Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2004, 125: 2300-2308. PMID: 15189955, DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.2300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyLung cancerPET imagingClinical evaluationPET uptakeClinical stage I lung cancerStage I lung cancerStage III lung cancerEmission tomographyI lung cancerStrong clinical signsPositive PET resultsStaging of patientsInvasive mediastinal stagingNegative clinical evaluationExtrathoracic stagingMetastatic diseaseMediastinal stagingPrimary lesionClinical signsPET resultsPatientsCancerStagingDefinite role