Kazuhiro Imai, Nobuyasu Kurihara, Motoko Konno, Naoko Mori, Shinogu Takashima, Shoji Kuriyama, Ryo Demura, Haruka Suzuki, Yuzu Harata, Tatsuki Fujibayashi, Sumire Shibano, Akiyuki Wakita, Yushi Nagaki, Yusuke Sato, Kyoko Nomura, Yoshihiro Minamiya
BACKGROUND: Accurate clinical staging is crucial for selection of optimal oncological treatment strategies in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although brain MRI, bone scintigraphy and whole-body PET/CT play important roles in detecting distant metastases, there is a lack of evidence regarding the indication for metastatic staging in early NSCLCs, especially ground-grass nodules (GGNs). Our aim was to determine whether checking for distant metastasis is required in cases of clinical T1N0 GGN...
June 3, 2024: Cancer Imaging: the Official Publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society