Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule: size matters, but do not ignore the power of morphology

Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule: size matters, but do not ignore the power of morphology

Abstract Subsequent to the widespread use of multidetector computed tomography and growing interest in lung cancer screening, small pulmonary nodules are more frequently detected. The differential diagnosis for a solitary pulmonary nodule is extremely broad and includes both benign and malignant cau...

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Main Authors: Annemie Snoeckx, Pieter Reyntiens, Damien Desbuquoit, Maarten J. Spinhoven, Paul E. Van Schil, Jan P. van Meerbeeck, Paul M. Parizel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
Subjects:
Computed tomography
Solitary pulmonary nodule
Morphology
Lung cancer
Lung cancer screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13244-017-0581-2

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