TY - JOUR
T1 - Recommendations for measuring pulmonary nodules at CT
T2 - A statement from the Fleischner society
AU - Bankier, Alexander A.
AU - MacMahon, Heber
AU - Goo, Jin Mo
AU - Rubin, Geoffrey D.
AU - Schaefer-Prokop, Cornelia M.
AU - Naidich, David P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© RSNA, 2017.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - These recommendations for measuring pulmonary nodules at computed tomography (CT) are a statement from the Fleischner Society and, as such, incorporate the opinions of a multidisciplinary international group of thoracic radiologists, pulmonologists, surgeons, pathologists, and other specialists. The recommendations address nodule size measurements at CT, which is a topic of importance, given that all available guidelines for nodule management are essentially based on nodule size or changes thereof. The recommendations are organized according to practical questions that commonly arise when nodules are measured in routine clinical practice and are, together with their answers, summarized in a table. The recommendations include technical requirements for accurate nodule measurement, directions on how to accurately measure the size of nodules at the workstation, and directions on how to report nodule size and changes in size. The recommendations are designed to provide practical advice based on the available evidence from the literature; however, areas of uncertainty are also discussed, and topics needing future research are highlighted.
AB - These recommendations for measuring pulmonary nodules at computed tomography (CT) are a statement from the Fleischner Society and, as such, incorporate the opinions of a multidisciplinary international group of thoracic radiologists, pulmonologists, surgeons, pathologists, and other specialists. The recommendations address nodule size measurements at CT, which is a topic of importance, given that all available guidelines for nodule management are essentially based on nodule size or changes thereof. The recommendations are organized according to practical questions that commonly arise when nodules are measured in routine clinical practice and are, together with their answers, summarized in a table. The recommendations include technical requirements for accurate nodule measurement, directions on how to accurately measure the size of nodules at the workstation, and directions on how to report nodule size and changes in size. The recommendations are designed to provide practical advice based on the available evidence from the literature; however, areas of uncertainty are also discussed, and topics needing future research are highlighted.
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U2 - 10.1148/radiol.2017162894
DO - 10.1148/radiol.2017162894
M3 - Article
C2 - 28650738
AN - SCOPUS:85030098731
SN - 0033-8419
VL - 285
SP - 584
EP - 600
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
IS - 2
ER -