White C S, Templeton P A
Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore.
Clin Chest Med. 1993 Mar;14(1):55-67.
Radiologic imaging provides crucial information about bronchogenic cancer and is complementary to more invasive diagnostic techniques. The diagnosis is often suspected initially from the chest radiograph. The CT scan permits the most complete analysis of the extent of the tumor, nodal metastasis, and distant metastasis and serves as a guide to further evaluation and surgery. MRI, at the current stage of development, is generally reserved for cases in which CT findings are inconclusive. Rapid technologic advances have the potential for altering this imaging hierarchy in the near future.
放射影像学提供了有关支气管源性癌的关键信息，并且是对侵入性更强的诊断技术的补充。诊断通常最初是从胸部X光片怀疑出来的。CT扫描能够对肿瘤范围、淋巴结转移和远处转移进行最全面的分析，并作为进一步评估和手术的指导。在目前的发展阶段，MRI一般仅用于CT检查结果不明确的病例。技术的快速进步有可能在不久的将来改变这种成像的主次顺序。
