CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Implication of Lung Biopsy Recommendations

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Authors

Ute Wagnetz · GZO Spital Wetzikon

Ravi Menezes

Scott Boerner · University Health Network

Narinder Paul

Dirk Wagnetz · University Medical Center Freiburg

Shaf Keshavjee · University Health Network

Heidi Roberts

Abstract

The recommended biopsy procedures for screen-detected suspicious pulmonary nodules resulted in a low intervention rate for benign nodules. This rate is minimal when we followed a research protocol that relies on shape and growth.

Topics & Keywords

Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Roentgenology

Volume 198, Issue 2, pp. 351-358

DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.6726

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