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Clinical significance of incidental thyroid nodules identified on low-dose CT for lung cancer screening

BACKGROUND: Incidental thyroid nodules (ITNs) are defined as newly encountered nodules identified on imaging performed for an unrelated purpose. In practice, ITNs are often detected on chest computed tomography (CT). We investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of ITNs detected on low-do...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jong Hoo, Jeong, Sun Young, Kim, Yee Hyung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23985215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-8-56