Waxman A D
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048.
J Thorac Imaging. 1987 Oct;2(4):50-7. doi: 10.1097/00005382-198710000-00009.
Many noninvasive imaging techniques are available for evaluating patients with pulmonary neoplastic processes. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and gallium scintigraphy, while having made major contributions to the noninvasive workup of patients with pulmonary neoplastic processes, are inadequate for purposes of accurate pathologic staging. A more complete understanding of the potential for existing techniques utilizing gallium 67 and thallium 201 along with the development of new radiopharmaceuticals coupled with recent advances in detection equipment will further expand the role of nuclear medicine in the noninvasive assessment of pulmonary neoplasias.
有许多非侵入性成像技术可用于评估患有肺部肿瘤性病变的患者。计算机断层扫描、磁共振成像和镓闪烁显像虽然对患有肺部肿瘤性病变患者的非侵入性检查做出了重大贡献，但对于准确的病理分期而言并不足够。更全面地了解利用镓67和铊201的现有技术的潜力，以及新放射性药物的开发，再加上检测设备的最新进展，将进一步扩大核医学在肺部肿瘤非侵入性评估中的作用。
