A 58-year-old man with a 40-pack-year smoking history presents with persistent cough and hemoptysis for 3 weeks. Chest X-ray shows a 3 cm irregular opacity in the left upper lobe with hilar lymphadenopathy. He is otherwise stable with normal oxygen saturation. Which imaging modality is most appropriate for staging and assessing resectability?

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