Integrated FDG‐PET/CT does not make invasive staging of the intrathoracic lymph nodes in non‐small cell lung cancer redundant: a prospective study

摘要

BackgroundStaging of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is important for determining choice of treatment and prognosis. The accuracy of FDG‐PET scans for staging of lymph nodes is too low to replace invasive nodal staging. It is unknown whether the accuracy of integrated FDG‐PET/CT scanning makes invasive staging redundant.