Thoracic ultrasound combined with low-dose computed tomography may represent useful screening strategy in highly exposed population in the industrial city of Taranto (Italy)

Thoracic ultrasound combined with low-dose computed tomography may represent useful screening strategy in highly exposed population in the industrial city of Taranto (Italy)

ObjectivesWe validated a screening protocol in which thoracic ultrasound (TUS) acts as a first-line complementary imaging technique in selecting patients which may deserve a second-line low-dose high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan among a population of asymptomatic high-risk subjects for...

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Main Authors: Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Elisa Dama, Michele Maggi, Beatrice Feragalli, Cristina Borelli, Anna Del Colle, Marco Taurchini, Evaristo Maiello, Salvatore De Cosmo, Donato Lacedonia, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Giulia Scioscia, Paolo Graziano, Rosalinda Termine, Elisabettamaria Frongillo, Sonia Santamaria, Mariapia Venuti, Maria Arcangela Grimaldi, Stefano Notarangelo, Annarita Saponara, Massimiliano Copetti, Tommaso Colangelo, Roberto Cuttano, Dimitrios Macrodimitris, Francesco Mazzarelli, Michela Talia, Antonio Mirijello, Luca Pazienza, Rita Perna, Anna Simeone, Doriana Vergara, Antonio Varriale, Massimo Carella, Fabrizio Bianchi, Marco Sperandeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
transthoracic ultrasound
high-resolution computed tomography
lung cancer
interstitial lung abnormalities
screening protocol
environmental exposure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1146807/full

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