Incidentally detected lung nodules: Clinical predictors of adherence to fleischner society surveillance guidelines

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Ridge, Carole A ^a   Hobbs, Brian D ^b   Bukoye, Bolanle A ^c   Aronson, Mark D ^b   Boiselle, Phillip M ^b   Leffler, Daniel A ^b   Sternberg, Scot B ^b   Roberts, David H ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lung neoplasms; Pulmonary nodule; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MONITORING; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL PREDICTORS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; LUNG NEOPLASM; LUNG NODULE; ODD RATIOS; PULMONARY NODULES; TIME INTERVAL; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84892867596     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182a939a5     Document Type: Article

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