Lung Cancer Screening

Publication date: November 2017
Source:Radiologic Clinics of North America, Volume 55, Issue 6
Author(s): Florian J. Fintelmann, Ravi V. Gottumukkala, Shaunagh McDermott, Matthew D. Gilman, Inga T. Lennes, Jo-Anne O. Shepard

Teaser

This article explains the rationale of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography and provides a practical approach to all relevant aspects of a lung cancer screening program. Imaging protocols, patient eligibility criteria, facility readiness, and reimbursement criteria are addressed step by step. Diagnostic criteria and Lung-RADS (Lung Computed Tomography Screening Reporting and Data System) nodule management pathways are illustrated with examples. Pearls and pitfalls for interpretation of lung cancer screening low-dose chest computed tomography are discussed.


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