Issues in emerging health technologies
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Issues Emerg Health Technol · Jun 2003
Comparative StudyMulti-slice/helical computed tomography for lung cancer screening.
Compared to chest radiography, multislice/helical computed tomography (CT) is able to detect lung cancers of smaller size and at an earlier stage, when better outcomes may be possible. However, the rate of detecting benign lung nodules is high using these technologies. ⋯ Randomized controlled trials are underway to investigate this issue. Presently, even for smokers, screening for lung cancer with multi-slice/helical CT would be premature.