Solitary pulmonary nodule: A diagnostic algorithm in the light of current imaging technique
The solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is frequently seen on chest radiographs and computed tomography (CT). The finding of a SPN usually provokes a flurry of clinical and imaging activity as an SPN in at-risk population is an alert signal of possible lung cancer. The frequency of malignant nodules in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-10-01
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Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.90915 |