Usefulness of F-18 FDG PET/CT to identify metastatic mediastinal lymph node in NSCLC patients with bilateral benign mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia

Y. Kim (Yangsan city, Kyeongsang Nam-do, Republic of Korea)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Lung cancer: important scientific reports from endoscopists and thoracic surgeons
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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