TABLE 2

Lung Cancer and Lung Nodules

StudyDesignPatients (n)PET/MRIIndicationT-stagingN-stagingM-stagingSuperiority
Schwenzer (36)Not stated10SimultaneousStagingND
Fraioli (37)Prospective50SimultaneousStagingND
Heusch (38)Prospective22SimultaneousStagingNSNSND
Stolzmann (39)Prospective40SequentialLung nodulesCT superior for 18F-FDG–negative lesions
Rauscher (40)Prospective40SimultaneousLung nodulesCT for lesions < 1 cm
Chandarana (41)Prospective32SimultaneousLung nodulesND
Total194
  • NS = nonsignificant; ND = no difference; — = not reported.