and the clinical and radiological characteristics of benign versus malignant nodules. Lung cancer is the primary etiology of malignant nodules and is the most common cause of cancer-related death ...

It could help to improve early lung cancer diagnosis and treatment in patients with malignant nodules while sparing those with benign entities from unnecessary and potentially harmful surgery.” ...

Noncontrast chest CT with 1–3 mm collimations through the nodule is necessary in the evaluation of the majority of lung nodules. Three to five slices should be obtained through the nodule to ...

About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense tissue that may be cancerous, according to chest CT scans performed on more than 10,400 ...

LDCT is the gold standard for lung cancer screening and has been instrumental ... meaning patients with benign nodules face unnecessary and invasive biopsy and surgery. "Our findings suggest ...

"Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related ... meaning patients with benign nodules face unnecessary and invasive biopsy and surgery. "Our findings suggest that the Nu.Q® Cancer blood ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and early detection is key: there is a 12-fold increase in ...

He says what the AI is using to identify a cancer is a "little bit of a black box". He added: "Sometimes it highlights a lung nodule (a growth) that for all intents and purposes looks benign but ...