title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1, Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan. yichinos@nk-cc.go.jp
authors.forename: Yukito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takenoyama
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed