title: Investigation and management of the solitary pulmonary nodule.
abstract: With the advent of multi-detector computed tomography, the identification of solitary pulmonary nodules is becoming ever more common. Although the prevalence of malignancy in a high risk population is only 1-1.5%, accurate identification of malignant nodules is essential to allow optimal treatment. In this article we review the most common causes of solitary pulmonary nodules and discuss diagnostic algorithms as well as some of the novel diagnostic imaging techniques in development.
authors.affiliation: Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Rawya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Nagmi R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rintoul
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D015995:Prevalence; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Solitary pulmonary nodule; computed tomography; lung cancer; lung cancer screening