BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a ...

Noncontrast chest CT with 1–3 mm collimations through the nodule is necessary in the evaluation of the majority of lung nodules. Three to five slices should be obtained through the nodule to ...

They may want to biopsy and possibly remove nodules that are large, grow, or are suspicious for cancer. If cancer is involved ...

Routine screening programmes and advancements in imaging technologies are improving the discovery of lung nodules. Once a nodule is detected, a bronchoscopy can be used to inspect the suspicious ...