Prathap Pillai

Designation:
Department:
Department of Respiratory Medicine/Allergy
University:
Public university in London
Country:
UK
Email: Journal Associated: Journal of Vaccines and Immunology Biography:

Research Interest: Pre-treatment staging of lung cancer using integrated CT-PET and comparing its accuracy with conventional CT scan and pathological staging. Prospective study on the incidence of post-needle biopsy pneumothorax looking  at the relationship between early lung function testing  manoeuvre, after full radiological expansion of lung and recurrence of pneumothorax. UP-FRONT FDG CT-PET study - Prospective study to look at whether performing Up-Front FDG CT-PET in the pre-treatment evaluation of lung cancer reduces time interval and the number of invasive procedures for definitive diagnosis.

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