Retrospective analysis of false positive ratio of our patients with lung cancer at positron emission tomography-CT screen


KAPICIBAŞI H. O., MUTLU P., Alkan S. A., Mirici N. A., Yuksel B., BAKAR C.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, vol.22, no.1, pp.23-28, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_75_18
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.23-28
  • Keywords: Diagnosis, false positive, lung cancer, positron emission tomography-computerized tomography, tuberculosis
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In lung cancer, staging is necessary to give the best treatment to the patient and to estimate the best prognosis. The aim of this study was to compare the pathology results of the lung masses and mediastinal lymph nodes and to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity values of positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) and to determine the maximal threshold of maximum standardized uptake volume (SUVmax).