• Radiol. Clin. North Am. · Jan 2014

    Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography.

    • Caroline Chiles.
    • Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Electronic address: cchiles@wakehealth.edu.
    • Radiol. Clin. North Am. 2014 Jan 1;52(1):27-46.

    AbstractCurrent guidelines endorse low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for smokers and former smokers aged 55 to 74, with at least a 30-pack-year smoking history. Adherence to published algorithms for nodule follow-up is strongly encouraged. Future directions for screening research include risk stratification for selection of the screening population and improvements in the diagnostic follow-up for indeterminate pulmonary nodules. Screening for lung cancer with LDCT has revealed that there are indolent lung cancers that may not be fatal. More research is necessary if the risk-benefit ratio in lung cancer screening is to be maximized.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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