Low dose CT screening may detect early lung cancers: the NELSON trial
1. In a high-risk population, low-dose CT screening detected lung cancer with 84.6% sensitivity and 98.6% specificity. 2. Screen-detected cancers ...
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The NLST trial: Screening for lung cancer [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Low-dose computed tomography screening reduces lung cancer mortality when compared to screening with chest radiography 2. Screening ...
Physical examination sufficient to evaluate abdominal stab wounds
Image: PD 1. In evaluating abdominal stab wound patients, physical exam alone was sufficient to determine if patients required therapeutic ...
Half of parents aware of CT radiation cancer risk
Image: PD 1. Approximately half (47%) of parents surveyed were aware that ionizing radiation from head computed tomography (CT) scans ...
The Canadian CT Head Rule [Classics Series]
Image: CC/L. academia 1. The Canadian CT Head Rule consists of 7 predictor variables to assess the need for CT imaging ...