Conventional Computed Tomographic Calcium Scoring vs full chest CTCS for lung cancer screening: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Conventional Computed Tomographic Calcium Scoring vs full chest CTCS for lung cancer screening: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Abstract Background Conventional CTCS images the mid/lower chest for coronary artery disease (CAD). Because many CAD patients are also at risk for lung malignancy, CTCS often discovers incidental pulmonary nodules (IPN). CTCS excludes the upper chest, where malignancy is common. Full-chest CTCS (FCT...

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Main Authors: Boxiang Jiang, Philip A. Linden, Amit Gupta, Craig Jarrett, Stephanie G. Worrell, Vanessa P. Ho, Yaron Perry, Christopher W. Towe, on behalf of University Hospitals’ Research in Surgical Outcomes and Effectiveness (UH-RISES)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung cancer screening
Conventional computed tomographic calcium scoring
Full chest calcium scoring scan
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Coronary artery disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01221-8

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