Increased use of diagnostic CT imaging increases the detection of stage IA lung cancer: pathways and patient characteristics

Increased use of diagnostic CT imaging increases the detection of stage IA lung cancer: pathways and patient characteristics

Abstract Background At Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Denmark, the number of stage IA lung cancer increased after implementation of increased use of CT investigations and a corresponding reduction in chest X-ray. The aim of the present study was to understand the changes in referral pathways, patient...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Hyldgaard, Christian Trolle, Stefan Markus Walbom Harders, Henriette Engberg, Torben Riis Rasmussen, Henrik Møller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Lung cancer
CT imaging
Diagnostics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09585-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09585-2

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