Thorax perfusion CT in non-small cell lung cancer.
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to determine the perfusion differences according to the histological type, stage, volume and prognoses in the non-small cell carcinoma by thorax perfusion CT.


METHODS
Twenty-four non-small cell carcinoma patients were included in the study. Thorax perfusion CT was done to evaluate the tumors in terms of perfusion parameters: blood flow (BF) and time to peak (TTP) values.


RESULTS
The total blood flow of the tumor in squamous cell carcinoma was significantly higher than adenocarcinoma (p=0.031). There was no statistical difference between the perfusion parameters and other parameters.


CONCLUSIONS
Perfusion CT may help us in evaluating non-small cell carcinomas.
Ovali
Gulgun Yilmaz
GY
Radiology Department, Celal Bayar University, Turkey. gulgun.yilmaz@bayar.edu.tr
Sakar
Aysin
A
Göktan
Cihan
C
Celik
Pinar
P
Yorgancioğlu
Arzu
A
Nese
Nalân
N
Pabuscu
Yüksel
Y
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013909:Thorax; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed