Extra-thoracic staging of lung cancer |
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Authors: | Pope Romney J E Hansell David M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK. |
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Abstract: | This article reviews the staging of extra-thoracic metastatic lung cancer. The imaging strategy, including when to screen as well as the different modalities available for different sites of spread of disease are discussed. The emerging role of whole body positron emission tomography in screening for metastases is also explored. |
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