title: Radiological diagnosis and staging of primary bronchogenic carcinoma.
abstract: Bronchogenic carcinoma remains the commonest fatal malignancy worldwide. In this paper we discuss the various imaging modalities available to aid diagnosis and staging, presenting these techniques in a clinical sequence. We also consider some of their limitations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Gomersall
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weir
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography