Biopsy decision for intermediate–high-risk lung nodules is significantly changed when guided by prior positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) results: results of the prospective PET-FIRST study
In patients with lung nodules of intermediate-high risk for lung cancer, fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT performed prior to any biopsy of the nodule has a significant effect in determining biopsy choice.
Authors
- M. Alkhater
- Roslyn J. Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6256-1351)
- Calvin Sidhu
- Karin Steinke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0548-1512)
- Erik H.F.M. van der Heijden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3596-518X)
- Stuart C. Ramsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7009-4864)
- David A. Pattison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-5598)
- Mohammed Alawami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8784-1512)
- Niranjan Ananda Setty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-0329)
- David Fielding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-4919)
- Jung Hwa Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6778-9906)
- Catherine Bettington
- Gary Pratt
- Michael Putt
- Stephan E.P. Kops (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-2187)
- Paul S. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0822-8766)
- Manoj Bhatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0931-6103)
- Farzad Bashirzadeh
- Morgan Windsor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-2890)
- Nattakorn Dhiantravan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3188-450X)
- Rajesh Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4111-4333)
- Earl Nixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-7976)
- Robert James Boots (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2436-7654)
- William Fong
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (AU)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Cancer Care Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002553
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Metro North Hospital and Health Service