Fischer, B., Lassen, U., Mortensen, J., Larsen, S., Loft, A., Bertelsen, A., Ravn, J., Clementsen, P., Hogholm, A., Larsen, K., Rasmussen, T., Keiding, S., Dirksen, A., Gerke, O., Skov, B., Steffensen, I., Hansen, H., Vilmann, P., Jacobsen, G., Backer, V., Maltbaek, N., Pedersen, J., Madsen, H., Nielsen, H., Hojgaard, L.
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Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) plus conventional staging was compared with conventional staging alone for preoperative staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The end point was the number of futile thoracotomies in each group (with futility defined as a result other than potentially curable NSCLC). Preoperative staging of NSCLC with PET-CT was found to reduce the total number of thoracotomies and the number of futile thoracotomies. <P>