The solitary pulmonary nodule.
This article provides background information about the solitary pulmonary nodule in terms of statistics, conventional radiology, and recent attempts to apply CT to distinguishing benign from malignant nodules. A proposed scheme for analysis of the nodule is offered.
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed