Peripheral pulmonary lesions
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Small malignant peripheral pulmonary lesions of 30 mm>= 2.Not visible by bronchoscopy 3.20 or more than 20 years of age 4.Patients who underwent both CT and FDG-PET 5.SpO2 90 or more than 90% 6.Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Visible by bronchoscopy 2.Less than 20 years of age 3.Pregnancy 4.Severe complication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic yeild of transbronchial biopsy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between diagnostic yield and findings of CT and FDG-PET (lesion diameter, location of lesion, CT findings, relationship between the lesions and the bronchial tree, bronchial generation of VBN, and SUVmax of FDG-PET). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Fukui Third Department of Internal Medicine