Frequency of incidental findings and subsequent evaluation in low-dose computed tomographic scans for lung cancer screening

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1450-1456

  Morgan, Lillie ^a   Choi, Humberto ^a   Reid, Michal ^a   Khawaja, Ali ^a   Mazzone, Peter J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidental findings; Low dose computed tomographic scans; Lung cancer screening; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FREQUENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; LOW DOSE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID NODULE; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUMOR; MEDICAL FEE; OHIO; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 85029374550     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-1023OC     Document Type: Article

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