The pulmonologist's perspective regarding the solitary pulmonary nodule

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-260

  Mazzone, Peter J ^a   Stoller, James K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Flexible bronchoscopy; Screening; Solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BENIGN TUMOR; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036656841     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2002.33154     Document Type: Article

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