PET-CT a useful staging tool for patients with non small lung cancer when applied based on surgeons‘ discretion as well as guidelines

J. Miller, M. Rahimi-Darabad, G. Travis (Hamilton, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - State of the art imaging
Session: State of the art imaging
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 5288
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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J. Miller, M. Rahimi-Darabad, G. Travis (Hamilton, Canada). PET-CT a useful staging tool for patients with non small lung cancer when applied based on surgeons‘ discretion as well as guidelines. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 5288

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