Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5726648 | Journal of the American College of Radiology | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
One in five patients screened with CT for lung cancer will have extrapulmonary findings potentially requiring further evaluation. Indiscriminate workups of incidental extrapulmonary findings could place a significant burden on the health care system with little benefit because extrapulmonary malignancies diagnosed during screening are uncommon. Radiologists reporting screening CT should be familiar with existing recommendations for incidental findings from the ACR white papers.
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Authors
Xuan V. MD, PhD, Louise MD, MS, James D. MD, Jenny K. MBBS,