title: Imaging the solitary pulmonary nodule.
abstract: The development of widespread lung cancer screening programs has the potential to dramatically increase the number of thoracic computed tomography (CT) examinations performed annually in the United States, resulting in a greater number of newly detected, indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs). Additional imaging studies, such as fluorodeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET), have been shown to provide valuable information in the assessment of indeterminate SPNs. Newer technologies, such as contrast-enhanced dual-energy chest CT and FDG-PET/CT, also have the potential to facilitate diagnosis of potentially malignant SPNs.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Section, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: Jeffrey.alpert@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Alpert
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Section, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Conor M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Section, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Jane P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Lung cancer; Lung cancer screening; PET/CT; Pulmonary nodule; Screening chest CT; Solitary lung nodule; Solitary pulmonary nodule