The approach to the management of indeterminate lung nodules ranges between observation with repeat chest CT scan, further diagnostic studies such as PET scan or invasive procedures to obtain ...

Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD Fact checked by Angela Underwood A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated ...

Noncontrast chest CT with 1–3 mm collimations through the nodule is necessary in the evaluation of the majority of lung nodules. Three to five slices should be obtained through the nodule to ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that high risk patients between 50 and 80 receive lung cancer screening.

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs. They might surprise you because lung nodules generally do not cause symptoms, ...

“This detailed imaging allows for the detection of tiny nodules and is especially useful ... On when should a patient get a PET scan for lung cancer evaluation, Dr Mutua says if a chest x ...

PET scans were used to help classify suspicious lung nodules as benign or malignant, and were positive in 18 out of 20 identified cancer cases. Removal of malignant tissue was achieved in 95 per ...

the chance that they are lung cancer is very small. If a repeat scan shows that the nodule is growing, we might schedule you for a type of imaging test called a positron emission tomography (PET) scan ...