European Journal of Radiology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38, January 2003

Extra-thoracic staging of lung cancer

Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK

Received 17 September 2002; received in revised form 18 September 2002; accepted 19 September 2002.

Abstract 

This article reviews the staging of extra-thoracic metastatic lung cancer. The imaging strategy, including when to screen as well as the different modalities available for different sites of spread of disease are discussed. The emerging role of whole body positron emission tomography in screening for metastases is also explored.

Keywords:  Lung cancer, Computed tomography, Positron emission tomography, Nuclear medicine, Staging, Metastases

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PII: S0720-048X(02)00299-1

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38, January 2003

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