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Lung-RADS criteria
Clinical significance:
- criteria for classifying lung nodules detected during low-dose computed tomography screening
- associated with increased specificity at the cost of decreased sensitivty for detecting lung cancer
- does not predict survival
Related
screening for lung cancer
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criteria
References
- Pinsky PF et al
Performance of Lung-RADS in the National Lung Screening Trial:
A Retrospective Assessment.
Ann Intern Med. Published online 10 February 2015
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2109176