title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of St. Raphael, 330 Orchard St, Suite 300, New Haven CT06511, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fabian
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*