Lung cancer screening with computer aided detection chest radiography: design and results of a randomized, controlled trial.

The sensitivity of CT based lung cancer screening for the detection of early lung cancer is balanced by the high number of benign lung nodules identified, the unknown consequences of radiation from the test, and the potential costs of a CT based screening program. CAD chest radiography may improve t...

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Main Authors: Peter J Mazzone, Nancy Obuchowski, Michael Phillips, Barbara Risius, Bana Bazerbashi, Moulay Meziane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3603858?pdf=render