Safely and Effectively Evaluating Computed Tomography-detected Lung Lesions. Much Work to Be Done.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Burks, A. Cole; Gould, Michael K.; Silvestri, Gerard; Yarmus, Lonny B.; Sears, Catherine R.; Arenberg, Douglas A.; Gonzalez, Anne V.; Slatore, Christopher G.; Tanner, Nichole T.; Vachani, Anil; Nana-Sinkam, Patrick; Fuster, Mark M.; Wahidi, Momen M.; Tanoue, Lynn T.; Rivera, M. Patricia
- Source
- Annals of the American Thoracic Society; Nov2019, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p1360-1362, 3p
- Subject
- COMPUTED tomography
COMORBIDITY
LUNG cancer
DECISION making
FALSE positive error
- Language
- ISSN
- 23296933
The article discusses the burden of false-positive results of low-dose computed tomographic (LDCT) imaging of the chest and the effect of age and comorbidities on risk of procedural complications. Topics discussed include information on complications and costs of invasive diagnostic pulmonary procedures in the general population; need for a comprehensive approach to abnormalities detected by chest CT; and impact on decision-making regard to lung cancer screening.