The lung reporting and data system (LU-RADS): A proposal for computed tomography screening

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-134

  Manos, Daria ^a   Seely, Jean M ^b   Taylor, Jana ^c   Borgaonkar, Joy ^a   Roberts, Heidi C ^d   Mayo, John R ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Low dose computed tomography; LU RADS; Lung cancer screening; Lung nodules; National lung screening trial; Nodule risk

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; LUNG REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

LOW-DOSE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LU-RADS; LUNG CANCER SCREENING; LUNG NODULES; NATIONAL LUNG SCREENING TRIAL; NODULE RISK;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84899031532     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 14882361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2014.03.004     Document Type: Review

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