The role of lymph node standard 18-FDG uptake value and lymph node-primary focus SUVmax ratio in mediastinal staging of NSCLC

A. K. Cirak, K. C. Ceylan, D. Akpinar, S. O. Kaya, H. Koparal (Izmir, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Diagnostic and therapeutic problems in surgical oncology
Session: Diagnostic and therapeutic problems in surgical oncology
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 452
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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