title: Role of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in pulmonary neoplasms.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) has become a routine imaging modality in body oncology and is particularly well suited for the management of patients with lung cancer. Current clinical applications of PET-CT in patients with lung cancer include evaluation of indeterminate pulmonary nodules, initial staging of lung cancer, restaging of lung cancer following treatment, and radiation therapy planning. Contemporary PET-CT scanners allow comprehensive diagnostic PET and CT imaging in a single imaging session. Interpretation and reporting of PET-CT examinations of patients with lung cancer require a thorough and integrated approach taking advantage of the anatomic and metabolic information.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Radiology Services, P.C., Spectrum Health, 3264 North Evergreen Drive, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, USA. Electronic address: pshreve@earthlink.net.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shreve
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Faasse
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: CT; Diagnosis and staging; FDG-PET; Lung cancer; PET-CT