Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography an analysis of the MEDCAC decision

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-23

  Parker, Mark S ^a   Groves, Robert C ^a   Fowler, Alpha A ^b   Shepherd, Ray W ^b   Cassano, Anthony D ^c   Cafaro, Patricia L ^a   Chestnut, Geoffrey T ^d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Program; low dose computed tomography; Lung cancer; lung cancer screening; Lung RADS; Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee; United States Preventive Services Task Force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY CANCER; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUMOR; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920264167     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000119     Document Type: Review

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