Long-term surveillance of ground-glass nodules: Evidence from the MILD trial

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1541-1546

  Mario, Silva ^a   Nicola, Sverzellati ^a   Carmelinda, Manna ^a   Giulio, Negrini ^a   Alfonso, Marchianò ^b   Maurizio, Zompatori ^c   Cristina, Rossi ^a   Ugo, Pastorino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ground glass nodule; Long term surveillance; Lung cancer screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GROUND GLASS NODULE; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866624769     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182641bba     Document Type: Article

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