Refined staging in Hilar bronchial neoplasms with ECG-gated multislice-CT---case report
Ohlmann, S.; Nowak, R.; Daliri, A.; Michulla, R.; Froelich, J.J.
Rontgenpraxis; Zeitschrift für Radiologische Technik 56(5): 185-190
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-7820 PMID: 19294876 Document Number: 616739
Equivocal initial CT-based staging in 2 patients with hilar bronchial neoplasms was reassessed with retrospective ECG-gated Multislice-CT and optimized examination parameters prior to definition of treatment. An initially suspected irresectable T4 tumor with mediastinal infiltration was downstaged to T2 in one case, while tumor infiltration into the left atrium could be confirmed in the other case. In doubtful conditions, ECG-gated multislice CT with optimized examination parameters may be helpful for refined staging in patients with hilar bronchial neoplasms, thus possibly influencing treatment strategies.