title: Clearing the air: steps for lung cancer screening success.
abstract: The results from the National Lung Screening Trial and the subsequent United States Preventative Services Task Force grade B recommendation in favor of using a screening low-dose chest computed tomography (S-LDCT) for early detection of lung cancer have generated a lot of excitement in the lung cancer community. Although that excitement has been tempered by the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee's recent decision not to recommend that Medicare cover S-LDCT, screening computed tomography remains a popular topic in medical imaging literature. As many practices are now considering implementing these S-LDCT programs, we review the challenges for establishing such a screening program and discuss some tips for successfully implementing a lung cancer screening program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ. Electronic address: cjokerst@radiology.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: Clinton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jokerst
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Tan Lucien H
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mohammed
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000191:economics; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006278:Medicare; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States