Authors: Michael M Slattery Claire Foley Dermot Kenny Richard W Costello P Mark Logan Michael J Lee
Publish Date: 2012/04/27
Volume: 22, Issue: 9, Pages: 1923-1928
Abstract
A total of 449 subjects initially underwent screening with serial LDCCT over a 2year period Participants identified as having NCNs ≥10 mm were referred for formal lung cancer workup NCNs 10 mm diameter were followed in accordance with the study protocol Seven years after baseline screening subjects with previously documented NCNs 10 mm which were unchanged in size after the 2year followup period were reimaged using LDCCT to assess for interval nodule growthEightythree subjects with previously documented stable NCNs 10 mm underwent LDCCT at 7 years NCNs were unchanged in 78 subjects and had decreased in size in 4 subjects There was interval growth of an NCN from 6 mm to 9 mm in one subject reimaged at 7 years but this nodule has remained stable in size over a further 2year followup period
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