Author/Authors :
Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce، نويسنده , , Stephen P. Povoski، نويسنده , , Suhail Sharif، نويسنده , , Nathan C. Hall، نويسنده , , Patrick Ross Jr، نويسنده , , Morgan A. Johnson، نويسنده , , Edward W. Martin Jr.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography is integral to the staging of lung cancer. We describe the combined use of diagnostic preoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography, intraoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose handheld gamma probe detection, and immediate postoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography patient and specimen imaging for improved staging and determination of adequacy of mediastinal lymph node dissection.
