Centrally located lung cancer and risk of occult nodal disease: an objective evaluation of multiple definitions of tumour centrality with dedicated imaging software

Roberto F. Casal, Boris Sepesi, Ala-Eddin S. Sagar, Juerg Tschirren, Minxing Chen, Liang Li, Jennifer Sunny, Joyce Williams, Horiana B. Grosu, George A. Eapen, Carlos A. Jimenez, David E. Ost

Source: Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802220; 10.1183/13993003.02220-2018
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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