Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Is Superior to Positron Emission Tomography in the Detection and Nodal Assessment of Lung Cancers

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2875571	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery	2011	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is superior to PET-CT in the detection of primary lesions and nodal assessment of non-small cell lung cancers.

Keywords

PET-CT true-negative PCNA SUVmax ADC DWI 18F-FDG ROI ROC GGO Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging positron emission tomography-computed tomography maximum standardized uptake value True-positive apparent diffusion coefficient False-positive region of interest False-negative receiver operating characteristics ground glass opacity

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Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Is Superior to Positron Emission Tomography in the Detection and Nodal Assessment of Lung Cancers

Authors

Katsuo MD, PhD, Xi-Tong MD, Motoyasu MD, PhD, Munetaka MD, PhD, Yasuaki MD, PhD, Mitsuru MD, PhD, Yoshimichi MD, PhD, Tsutomu MD, PhD,