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December 2, 2003Annals of Internal Medicine

Test Performance of Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography for Mediastinal Staging in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Michael K. Gould Ware G. Kuschner Chara E. Rydzak Courtney C. Maclean Anita N. Demas Hidenobu Shigemitsu Jo Kay Chan Douglas K Owens

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Positron emission tomography with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose is more accurate than CT for mediastinal staging. Positron emission tomography with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose is more sensitive but less specific when CT shows enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6b4ba733a2b54c8aa80ba https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-11-200311180-00013

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