SOLITARY pulmonary nodules have caused considerable concern ever since the advent of roentgenography made their detection possible during life. This concern has been heightened in recent years by the ...

Initial evaluation consists of a detailed history, physical exam and review of old and new images, as well as a chest CT scan with thin 1 mm slices through the lung nodules. Multiple models are ...

A solitary lung nodule (SLN) is seen in 1 in 500 chest radiographs. Benign causes include infectious granulomas and hamartomas, and less commonly, rheumatoid nodules, intrapulmonary lymph nodes and ...

Chest X-rays are an effective method to assess your lungs and heart. It is often considered when a patient complains of symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and persistent cough. Often ...

Examination of the influence that lymphatic and venous involvement gives consequence of stage I non small-cell lung cancer in new TNM classification. Background: The multidisciplinary lung cancer ...

Fractionated high-dose-rate brachytherapy in primary carcinoma of the nasopharynx. Multiple strategies are currently being used to manage patients who present with indeterminate solitary pulmonary ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: A spot in my lung showed up on a routine chest X-ray. I assumed it would be cancer, but my doctor says it may be something else. What else could it be? Reply: A solitary spot on a ...

This study assessed the use of positron emission tomography (PET) in identifying and diagnosing solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs). For this a decision analysis model was constructed, and three ...

PARIS & SAN JOSE, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broncus Medical, Inc., developer of diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for lung disease, today announced new data unveiled at the European Respiratory ...

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