ACP Journal Club: Preoperative staging using PET-CT reduced futile thoracotomies more than conventional staging in non-small-cell lung cancer
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ACP Journal Club: Preoperative staging using PET-CT reduced futile thoracotomies more than conventional staging in non-small-cell lung cancer
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Preoperative staging of lung cancer with combined PET-CT.N Engl J Med. 2009 Jul 2;361(1):32-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0900043. N Engl J Med. 2009. PMID: 19571281 Clinical Trial.
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