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Koichiro Abe1, Shingo Baba, Koichiro Kaneko
1Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. k-abe@radiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to address the efficacy of 2-[F-18]-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in prognostic prediction in patients with NSCLC.
Methods:
Forty-four patients (26 males, 18 females) were analyzed.
Results:
Accurate staging was obtained by addition of FDG-PET. Multivariate analysis indicated that the standardized uptake value of the primary tumor was the most significant prognostic factor for disease-free survival (P=.0073).
Conclusion:
FDG-PET is useful for the diagnosis of NSCLC and for prognostic prediction in patients with NSCLC.
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