title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Lung Cancer and Thoracic Oncology Program, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA91010-3000, USA. kkernstine@coh.org
authors.forename: Kemp H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kernstine
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Grunkemeier
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18