The plasma glutamate concentration as a complementary tool to differentiate benign PET-positive lung lesions from lung cancer

The plasma glutamate concentration as a complementary tool to differentiate benign PET-positive lung lesions from lung cancer

Abstract Background Pulmonary imaging often identifies suspicious abnormalities resulting in supplementary diagnostic procedures. This study aims to investigate whether the metabolic fingerprint of plasma allows to discriminate between patients with lung inflammation and patients with lung cancer. M...

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Main Authors: K. Vanhove, P. Giesen, O. E. Owokotomo, L. Mesotten, E. Louis, Z. Shkedy, M. Thomeer, P. Adriaensens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Lung inflammation
1H-NMR
Metabolic phenotype
Glutamate
ROC
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4755-1

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