title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 703 19th St S, ZRB 736, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. rcerfolio@uab.edu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cerfolio
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*