When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer ...

Benign lung nodules can have a few different causes. These include current and past infections in the lungs and inflammation in the body from a condition like rheumatoid arthritis. A lung nodule is a ...

Purpose: This study was undertaken to compare the diagnostic accuracy and complication rate of computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous lung biopsies of lung nodules ≤ 1.5 cm versus > 1.5 cm in ...

A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought to be at low risk ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A greater proportion of men vs. women nonsmokers had a ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated lung growth surrounded by normal tissue. Most SPNs are benign (not cancerous) when they're diagnosed. However, some nodules that enlarge and change ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – An artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning tool that estimates the malignancy risk of lung nodules achieved high cancer detection rates while significantly reducing false-positive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several characteristics known to be related to lung cancer were observed among those with incidentally detected ...

Lung nodules are small, round or oval abnormal lung growths. They are sometimes called "pulmonary nodules" or "nodes on lungs." Fortunately, they are often benign, typically noncancerous, and may pose ...