INCREMENTAL DYNAMIC COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULES
- Author:
Ya-Bing ZHU
1
;
Cheng-Feng CHU
;
Zhi-Yong LIU
;
Dan-Ning YANG
;
Qiu-Zhen XU
;
Ming YANG
Author Information
1. 扬州大学附属苏北人民医院
- Keywords:
solitary pulmonary nodule;
lung cancer;
enhanced CT;
surgical treatment
- From:
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice
2006;10(7):19-22,27
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The purpose of this study is to appraise the value of incremental dynamic enhanced computed tomography in surgical treatment of patients with solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs). Methods The data of 42 cases with solitary pulmonary nodules who underwent surgical treatment from May 2002 to June 2003 in our hospital were collected to find the relationship between preoperative dynamic enhanced CT image and postoperative pathology. Result All bronchogenic carcinoma showed significant enhancement after intravenous 100 mL iodinated contrast material. The average degree of enhancement of bronchogenic carcinoma was significantly different from that of tuberculoma and other benign lesions. Conclusion Dynamic enhanced computed tomography is very valuable in distinguishing between malignant nodules and benign ones. Emphasis should be paid to lymph nodes in the dynamic enhanced computed tomography, which is useful both to the diagnosis of SPN and for surgical treatment.
