European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 143-146 , August 2010

Dual-time point scanning of integrated FDG PET/CT for the evaluation of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer diagnosed as operable by contrast-enhanced CT

  • Takami Kasai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 260-8677, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 43 222 7171; fax: +81 43 226 2101.
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  • Ken Motoori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 260-8677, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 222 7171; fax: +81 43 226 2101.
    • ,
  • Takuro Horikoshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 260-8677, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 222 7171; fax: +81 43 226 2101.
    • ,
  • Katsuhiro Uchiyama

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic PET Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Sannoh Medical Center, 166-2 Sannohcho, Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 263-0002, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 421 5660; fax: +81 43 421 6581.
    • ,
  • Kazuhiro Yasufuku

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 260-8670, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 222 7171; fax: +81 43 226 2172.
    • ,
  • Yuichi Takiguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 260-8670, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 222 7171; fax: +81 43 226 2176.
    • ,
  • Fumiaki Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 3 5791 6322; fax: +81 3 3444 2546.
    • ,
  • Yoshio Kuniyasu

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic PET Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Sannoh Medical Center, 166-2 Sannohcho, Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 263-0002, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 421 5660; fax: +81 43 421 6581.
    • ,
  • Hisao Ito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba-ken 260-8677, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 43 222 7171; fax: +81 43 226 2101.

Received 28 October 2008 ,Accepted 14 April 2009.

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PII: S0720-048X(09)00227-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.044

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 143-146 , August 2010

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