Mediastinal evaluation in lung cancer

Conference · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:6743627

Libshitz, H I; McKenna, Jr, R J; Haynie, T P; McMurtrey, M J; Mountain, C T

Findings of mediastinal imaging were compared with pathologic findings following thoracotomy and full nodal sampling in 50 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. All patients underwent full nodal sampling and chest radiography, conventional tomography, CT, and Ga-67 radionuclide scanning. The highest sensitivity for mediastinal metastases noted was 54%, considering nodes greater than or equal to 1.0 cm abnormal at CT. The small size of some involved nodes precluded sensitivity from reaching 100%. Ga-67 scanning did not offer additional information when compared with that of other studies. The predictive value of considering mediastinal lymph nodes greater than or equal to 1.0 cm abnormal at CT was 35%. Reasons for this include reactive nodes proximal to obstruction and prior granulomatous disease. The utility of CT in peripheral T/sub 2/ cancers and central cancers is not clear.

• Research Organization: Anderson Hospital and Tumor Inst., Houston, TX
• OSTI ID: 6743627
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Journal Volume: 151:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BODY AREAS
CARCINOMAS
CHEST
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LUNGS
LYMPH NODES
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
MEDIASTINUM
METASTASES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCINTISCANNING
TOMOGRAPHY