Combined use of transbronchial needle aspiration and PET/CT in mediastinal nodal staging of non small cell lung cancer

Uskul, Bahadir; Baysungur, Volkan; Aksoy, Ferda; Turan, Fatma; Sevilgen, GÖKÇEN; Turker, Hatice; Halezeroglu, Semih

Combined use of transbronchial needle aspiration and PET/CT in mediastinal nodal staging of non small cell lung cancer

Uskul B. T., Baysungur V., Aksoy F., Turan F. E., Sevilgen G., Turker H., ...More

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, vol.4, no.1, pp.8-14, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 4 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2009
Journal Name: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.8-14
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Aims: We evaluated the combined use of conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) and integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in the mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).