Menzel, C. and Hamer, O. W. (2010) Characterization and management of incidentally detected solitary pulmonary nodules. RADIOLOGE, 50 (1). pp. 53-60. ISSN 0033-832X, 1432-2102
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How to deal with solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) which are incidentally detected by computed tomography (CT) is an increasingly important task in the era of modern multislice CT. This paper reviews the morphological and functional characteristics and their value for discrimination between benign and malignant SPNs. In particular, the importance of nodule size, growth rate, margin morphology, density, calcifications or fatty components within the nodules, the significance of cavitations or aerobronchograms, enhancement patterns at dynamic contrast-enhanced CT and findings on positron emission tomography (PET) are discussed. The Bayesian analysis to calculate the probability of malignancy is presented. Finally, flow charts demonstrate the national and international recommendations for nodule management.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | INDETERMINATE NODULES; WASH-IN; CT; CANCER; ENHANCEMENT; STATEMENT; FEATURES; SOCIETY; Solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN); Computed tomography (CT); Bayesian analysis; Nodule management; Valency estimation |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Strahlentherapie |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2020 10:27 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2020 10:27 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/25617 |
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