Lung adenocarcinoma: development of nomograms based on PET/CT images for prediction of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status and subtypes

Conclusion EGFR 21 L858R mutation was more likely to be nonsolid texture with air bronchograms and pleural retraction on CT images. And they were more likely to be associated with lower FDG metabolic activity compared with those wild-types. The sex difference was mainly caused by the 19 deletion mutation, and calcification was more frequent in them.
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