Pulmonary Nodule Management in Lung Cancer Screening: A Pictorial Review of Lung-RADS Version 1.0

Myrna C B Godoy; Erika G L C Odisio; Mylene T Truong; Patricia M de Groot; Girish S Shroff; Jeremy J Erasmus

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2018.01.003

Pulmonary Nodule Management in Lung Cancer Screening: A Pictorial Review of Lung-RADS Version 1.0

Radiol Clin North Am. 2018 May;56(3):353-363. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.01.003.

Authors

Myrna C B Godoy¹, Erika G L C Odisio², Mylene T Truong², Patricia M de Groot², Girish S Shroff², Jeremy J Erasmus²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 371, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 371, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 29622071
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.01.003

Abstract

The number of screening-detected lung nodules is expected to increase as low-dose computed tomography screening is implemented nationally. Standardized guidelines for image acquisition, interpretation, and screen-detected nodule workup are essential to ensure a high standard of medical care and that lung cancer screening is implemented safely and cost effectively. In this article, we review the current guidelines for pulmonary nodule management in the lung cancer screening setting.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Low-dose computed tomography; Lung cancer; Lung cancer screening; Lung-RADS; Pulmonary nodule.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Early Detection of Cancer
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*