Quantitative CT analysis of pulmonary ground-glass opacity nodules for the distinction of invasive adenocarcinoma from pre-invasive or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma.

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to analyze the CT findings of ground-glass opacity nodules diagnosed pathologically as adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA), and invasive adenocarcinoma in order to investigate whether quantitative CT parameters enable distinction of invasive ade...

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Main Authors: Ji Ye Son, Ho Yun Lee, Kyung Soo Lee, Jae-Hun Kim, Joungho Han, Ji Yun Jeong, O Jung Kwon, Young Mog Shim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4125172?pdf=render