title: [Imaging in screening and diagnosis of lung cancer].
abstract: While the lung cancer is detected, the majority of the patients could not be surgical cured. Thus appears the great necessity of prevention, of a more efficient treatment and the developing of new methods for early detection. The first screening trials for lung cancer had negative results. None of the studies had no prove in decreasing of mortality by screening for lung cancer. The lack of sensitivity of thoracic radiographs and sputum cytology was leading the investigators to use the monoclonal antibodies in detecting the neoplastic changes in sputum, the spiral computerized tomography with low dose of radiations, the autofluorescence bronchoscopy and more recent the positron emission tomography, offering the possibility of reducing mortality by early detection in lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Clinic Leon Daniello Cluj-Napoca, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca, Facultatea de Medicină.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goron
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Ruxandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Râjnoveanu
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Zamora
authors.forename: Mărioara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal