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Combining PET/CT with serum tumor markers to improve the evaluation of histological type of suspicious lung cancers.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Jiang Rifeng, Dong Ximin, Zhu Wenzhen, Duan Qing, Xue Yunjing, Shen Yanxia, Zhang Guopeng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Histological type is important for determining the management of patients with suspicious lung cancers. In this study, PET/CT combined with serum tumor markers were used to evaluate the histological type of lung lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with suspicious lung cancers underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT and serum tumor markers detection. SUVmax of the tumor and serum levels of tumor markers were...
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