title: Staging of non-small cell lung cancer: imaging of intrathoracic disease.
abstract: This article reviews the contribution of diagnostic imaging to the intrathoracic staging of non-small cell lung cancer. The principle features of the current staging system are discussed along with the relative roles of the various imaging modalities in the evaluation of the primary tumour and metastatic disease. The emerging role of positron emission tomography with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) as a clinically useful, potentially cost effective, complementary imaging technique is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch 8001, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Sharyn L S
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hansell
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed