The tip of the iceberg: a plethora of lung nodules in the general population
Luis M. Seijo, Javier J. Zulueta
European Respiratory Journal 2024 63: 2400889; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00889-2024
Extract
The article published in the current issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) by Cai et al. [1] reveals the daunting task of dealing with the enormous number of cases of lung nodules that can be detected by computed tomography (CT) of the chest.
The widespread adoption of computed tomography in routine clinical practice combined with the advent of lung cancer screening has led to the detection of vast quantities of lung nodules in need of work-up and follow-up https://bit.ly/4dE0KVG
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Conflicts of interest: J.J. Zulueta reports medical advisor roles for HeartLung Technologies, Median Technologies, Disit Biotech and OncoSwab. L.M. Seijo reports consulting for Median Technologies, Serum Detect, Sabartech, Roche and AstraZeneca, has received professional fees for speaking engagements from Roche, AstraZeneca and Menarini, and collaborated in scientific meetings or received institutional research grants from Serum Detect, Lung Ambition Alliance, Menarini and Esteve Pharmaceuticals.
- Received May 8, 2024.
- Accepted May 8, 2024.
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