Frequency and significance of pulmonary nodules on thin-section CT in patients with extrapulmonary malignant neoplasms

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-157

  Hanamiya, Mai ^a   Aoki, Takatoshi ^a   Yamashita, Yoshiko ^a   Kawanami, Satoshi ^b   Korogi, Yukunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Multi row detector computed tomography; Nodule characterization; Pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CALCIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NODULE; LUNG SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84855529283     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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