Comparative effectiveness: 18 F-FDG-PET/CT versus CT for post-treatment follow-up of patients with lung cancer

PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of follow-up fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG)-PET/CT and chest CT in the detection of local, regional, and distant metastatic diseases in lung cancer.Patients and methodsFollow-up 18F-FDG-PET/CT and chest-CT pairs of biopsy-pr