IMAGERY OF NONSMALL CELL PRIMARY BRONCHIAL CANCERS

In this work the imagery of non-small cell primary bronchial cancers a re reviewed. The standard chest x-ray of the thorax remains irreplacea ble for the early detection of these pathologies. On the other hand, p rogress in imagery has propelled thoracic computed tomographic scannin g to the pole position for assessing the local and regional extension of the disease as well as for distance spread of these cancers. The la test developments with spiral CT have again improved the performance o f CT scanning. Magnetic resonance imaging has a few precisely defined roles in assessing the extension of bronchopulmonary cancers. In parti cular with involvement of the apices, the chest wall and in the extens ion into the cardiovascular system. In this article the emphasis is on the illustration of non-small cell bronchial cancers on computed tomo graphy and on magnetic resonance imaging.