Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules?
Persistent pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) typically show an indolent course with very slow growth rates. These slow-growing lesions exhibit different growth patterns regardless of their initial computed tomography (CT) features. Therefore, predicting the aggressive behavior of pGGNs on initial CT...
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| author | Andrea Borghesi Silvia Michelini Francesco Bertagna Alessandra Scrimieri Stefania Pezzotti Roberto Maroldi |
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| description | Persistent pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) typically show an indolent course with very slow growth rates. These slow-growing lesions exhibit different growth patterns regardless of their initial computed tomography (CT) features. Therefore, predicting the aggressive behavior of pGGNs on initial CT remains a diagnostic challenge. The literature reports that computerized analysis and various quantitative features have been tested to improve the risk stratification for pGGNs.The present article describes the long-term follow-up of two pGGNs with different behavior and introduces, for the first time, a new computerized method of analysis that could be helpful for predicting the future behavior of pGGNs. Keywords: Pure ground glass nodule, Multidetector computed tomography, Computer-assisted image analysis, Quantitative histogram analysis, Follow-up studies |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29fc09eaf6504accad0e227549c548152022-12-22T02:01:43ZengElsevierEuropean Journal of Radiology Open2352-04772018-01-015177182Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules?Andrea Borghesi0Silvia Michelini1Francesco Bertagna2Alessandra Scrimieri3Stefania Pezzotti4Roberto Maroldi5Department of Radiology, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Corresponding author at: Department of Radiology, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia; Piazzale Spedali Civili, 1, I - 25123 Brescia Italy.Department of Radiology, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, ItalyNuclear Medicine, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyPersistent pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) typically show an indolent course with very slow growth rates. These slow-growing lesions exhibit different growth patterns regardless of their initial computed tomography (CT) features. Therefore, predicting the aggressive behavior of pGGNs on initial CT remains a diagnostic challenge. The literature reports that computerized analysis and various quantitative features have been tested to improve the risk stratification for pGGNs.The present article describes the long-term follow-up of two pGGNs with different behavior and introduces, for the first time, a new computerized method of analysis that could be helpful for predicting the future behavior of pGGNs. Keywords: Pure ground glass nodule, Multidetector computed tomography, Computer-assisted image analysis, Quantitative histogram analysis, Follow-up studieshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047718300522 |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Borghesi Silvia Michelini Francesco Bertagna Alessandra Scrimieri Stefania Pezzotti Roberto Maroldi Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules? European Journal of Radiology Open |
| title | Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules? |
| title_full | Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules? |
| title_fullStr | Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules? |
| title_short | Hilly or mountainous surface: a new CT feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules? |
| title_sort | hilly or mountainous surface a new ct feature to predict the behavior of pure ground glass nodules |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047718300522 |
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