title: [Radiological screening for lung cancer].
abstract: Screening for lung cancer using thoracic CT scanning is a topical question. Pilot studies in Japan, the United States and France have demonstrated the high sensitivity of CT scanning for identifying pulmonary nodules. By contrast the specificity of the technique is poor requiring either repeat scanning after an interval or further investigations. Randomised studies will reveal if CT screening can have an impact on mortality from lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, INSERM U 618, IFR 135, CHU Bretonneau, Tours, France. lemarie@med.univ-tours.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lemarié
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed