title: Non-small cell lung cancer: FDG-PET imaging.
abstract: Positron emission tomography is a clinically useful imaging modality that complements conventional radiologic studies in the evaluation of focal pulmonary opacities, lung cancer staging, tumor recurrence, treatment response, and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710, USA. erasm001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Erasmus
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: McAdams
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Patz
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed