CT Scan Screening for Lung Cancer: Risk Factors for Nodules and Malignancy in a High-Risk Urban Cohort

BACKGROUND: Low-dose computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer screening can reduce lung cancer mortality. The National Lung Screening Trial reported a 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality in high-risk smokers. However, CT scanning is extremely sensitive and detects non-calcified nodules (NCNs) in...

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Autores principales: Greenberg, Alissa K., Lu, Feng, Goldberg, Judith D., Eylers, Ellen, Tsay, Jun-Chieh, Yie, Ting-An, Naidich, David, McGuinness, Georgeann, Pass, Harvey, Tchou-Wong, Kam-Meng, Addrizzo-Harris, Doreen, Chachoua, Abraham, Crawford, Bernard, Rom, William N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039403

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039403

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