The probability of malignancy in solitary pulmonary nodules: Application to small radiologically indeterminate nodules

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 849-855

  Swensen, Stephen J ^a   Silverstein, Marc D ^a   Ilstrup, Duane M ^a   Schleck, Cathy D ^a   Edell, Eric S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031403024     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.8.849     Document Type: Article

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