Experts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur here have developed a novel technique to diagnose Lung cancer with the help of PET-CT Scan. The new technique will help in the early detection of the cancer and thereby give more time for treatment.
The research has been awarded the best research paper of Indian Society for Study of Lung Cancer.
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in males in India. According to National Cancer Registry data 2020, there are 14, 61,427 lung cancer patients in India. one in every nine people are at high risk of developing cancer. More than 90 per cent cases are diagnosed at a very late stage leading to poor outcome from treatment, said Dr. Ajoy Behera, Department of Pulmonary Medicine.
According to Dr. Ranganath T Ganga, the department has been using a robotic navigation system (MAXIO) under PET-CT Guidance for biopsy of lung tumors. This is a novel technique for biopsy and till date more than 50 patients have undergone the procedure and diagnosis has been achieved in 100 per cent of patients with negligible complications, he informed.
Dr. Mudalsha Ravina of the Nuclear Medicine Department said the advantage of this technique is that tumour samples are taken from active tumour sites based on findings from PET-CT scans. This ensures higher chances of diagnosis than other techniques with less complication.
The department, along with the Nuclear Medicine Department, has been awarded the ‘Best Research Paper of Indian Society for the study’ at the National Lung Cancer Conference at AIIMS, Jodhpur. This facility is available only in the AIIMS Raipur in Chhattisgarh and neighbouring States. Prof. (Dr.) Nitin M Nagarkar, director congratulated the team for the new technique and award.