Integrated FDG-PET/CT does not make invasive staging of the intrathoracic lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer redundant. A prospective study

K. G. Tournoy, S. Maddens, R. Gosselin, A. M. Kelles, G. van Maele, J. van Meerbeeck (Ghent, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Diagnosis and prognosis in thoracic oncology
Session: Diagnosis and prognosis in thoracic oncology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1278
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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K. G. Tournoy, S. Maddens, R. Gosselin, A. M. Kelles, G. van Maele, J. van Meerbeeck (Ghent, Belgium). Integrated FDG-PET/CT does not make invasive staging of the intrathoracic lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer redundant. A prospective study. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 1278

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