Positron emission tomography in the staging of small-cell lung cancer : a preliminary study.

  • H P Hauber
  • K H Bohuslavizki
  • Christian Lund
  • A Fritscher-Ravens
  • A Meyer
  • A Pforte

Abstract

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has an unfavorable prognosis, especially when the disease is extensive at presentation. Accurate staging procedures are therefore needed for treatment planning. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a modern noninvasive imaging technique, the value of which for the staging of SCLC was investigated in the present study.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number3
ISSN0012-3692
Publication statusPublished - 2001
pubmed 11243980