Pulmonary nodule imaging
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Pulmonary Nodule Microchapters |
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Pulmonary nodule imaging On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Pulmonary nodule imaging |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Pulmonary nodule imaging |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Conventional radiography is the initial method of choice for the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule. The evaluation and risk assessment of solitary pulmonary nodule will depend on several characteristics, such as: size, growth, shape, margin, air bronchogram sign, and attenuation. Further evaluation of solitary pulmonary lung nodule, should include enhanced CT scan or MRI imaging. Other imaging studies include PET scanning, which may be useful as a staging modality, detection of occult disease, and malignancy assessment.