Pulmonary nodule screening
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
According to the the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for solitary pulmonary nodule.[1][2]
Screening
References
- ↑ Recommendations. US preventive services task force(2016) http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Search?s=solitary_pulmonary_nodule Accessed on March, 15th 2016
- ↑ McWilliams A, Tammemagi MC, Mayo JR, et. al. Probability of cancer in pulmonary nodules detected on first screening CT. N Engl J Med. 2013 Sep 5;369(10):910-9. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1214726.