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Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm for Suspected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Imaging approach ❑ Suspected lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chest X Ray normal? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enhanced Computed Tomography (ECT) ❑ Thorax ❑ Upper Abdomen ❑ Low Neck | Manage and observe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peripheral ❑ Adenocarcinoma | Peripheral with enlarged nodes | Central ❑ Squamous cell lung cancer | Pleural lesion ❑ Adenocarcinoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Imaging or Diagnostic Modalities ❑ Endobronchial/endoscopic ultrasound ❑ Bronchoscopy ❑ Mediastinoscopy ❑ PET/CT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||