Radiological and pathological analysis of LDCT screen detected and surgically resected sub-centimetre lung nodules in 44 asymptomatic patients

Purpose: Once lung cancer is detected due to clinical symptoms or by being visible on chest X-ray, it is usually high stage and non-operable. In order to improve mortality rates in lung cancer, low-dose CT (LDCT) screening of “high risk” individuals is gaining popularity. However, the rate of malign...

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Main Authors: Xing Hu, Jiangmin Zhao, Haishan Qian, Guangyan Du, Margaret Kelly, Hua Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047716300272