Correlation of FDG-PET/CT and EBUS-TBNA for nodal staging in lung cancer

P. Hoffknecht, M. Enderle, G. May, H. Schubert, S. Rüther, S. Fischer, P. Zardo, N. J. Dickgreber (Rheine, Ibbenbüren, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –New methods for diagnostic workup of lung cancer
Session: New methods for diagnostic workup of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2906
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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P. Hoffknecht, M. Enderle, G. May, H. Schubert, S. Rüther, S. Fischer, P. Zardo, N. J. Dickgreber (Rheine, Ibbenbüren, Germany). Correlation of FDG-PET/CT and EBUS-TBNA for nodal staging in lung cancer. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2906

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