The clinical impact of integrated FDG PET–CT on management decisions in patients with lung cancer

Purpose To retrospectively evaluate the clinical impact of FDG PET–CT on the management pathway of patients with lung cancer. Patients and methods One hundred and sixty-one patients with suspected lung cancer undergoing FDG PET–CT during the study period were analyzed. Before PET–CT, lung cancer MDT recorded scan indication, conventional clinical stage, and proposed treatment plan. The accuracy of integrated PET–CT compared with stand alone CT...