Combined use of positron emission tomography and volume doubling time in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scanning

H Ashraf; A Dirksen; Annika Loft Jakobsen; Anne Kiil Berthelsen; K S Bach; H Hansen; J H Pedersen; J Mortensen

doi:10.1136/thx.2010.136747

Combined use of positron emission tomography and volume doubling time in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scanning

H Ashraf, A Dirksen, Annika Loft Jakobsen, Anne Kiil Berthelsen, K S Bach, H Hansen, J H Pedersen, J Mortensen

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Abstract

In lung cancer screening the ability to distinguish malignant from benign nodules is a key issue. This study evaluates the ability of positron emission tomography (PET) and volume doubling time (VDT) to discriminate between benign and malignant nodules.

Original language	English
Journal	Thorax
Volume	66
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	315-9
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0040-6376
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.136747
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Early Detection of Cancer
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiation Dosage
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Combined use of positron emission tomography and volume doubling time in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scanning

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