The role of CT screening for lung cancer.
A person who is at high-risk for lung cancer and asymptomatic, and who is interested in potentially being screened should be fully apprized of the implications of screening and of the treatment that may result. In light of this, it is reasonable for the individual to choose to be screened by a multidisciplinary medical team with experience in performing such screenings, using a well-defined CT regimen of screening, and having appropriate quality assurance procedures in place.
Henschke
Claudia I
CI
Department of Radiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. chensch@med.cornell.edu
Yankelevitz
David F
DF
Altorki
Nasser K
NK
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