Dose optimization for computed tomography localizer radiographs for low-dose lung computed tomography examinations

BT Schmidt, M Hupfer, N Saltybaeva… - Investigative …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods Localizer radiographs covering the lungs were acquired on 2 clinical
scanners (64 slices, conventional detector [CD]; 96 slices, fully integrated detector [ID]) for 3 …

Incidental renal tumours on low-dose CT lung cancer screening exams

PF Pinsky, B Dunn, D Gierada… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Renal cancer incidence has increased markedly in the United States in recent
decades, largely due to incidentally detected tumours from computed tomography imaging …

The role of screening expectations in modifying short–term psychological responses to low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening among high-risk …

CE Dunn, A Edwards, B Carter, JK Field, K Brain… - Patient education and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to examine the relationship between pre-screening expectations
and psychological responses to low-dose computerised tomography (LDCT) screening …

A ccuracy of cytology in sub typing non small cell lung carcinomas

TS Patel, MG Shah, JS Gandhi… - Diagnostic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Sub typing of non small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has an important task in
the era of molecular and targeted therapies. Differentiating between squamous cell …

Dynamic CT imaging of volumetric changes in pulmonary nodules correlates with physical measurements of stiffness

FM Lartey, M Rafat, M Negahdar, AV Malkovskiy… - Radiotherapy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and purpose A major challenge in CT screening for lung cancer is limited
specificity when distinguishing between malignant and non-malignant pulmonary nodules …

Evaluation of a new ultrasound thoracoscope for localization of lung nodules in ex vivo human lungs

H Ujiie, T Kato, H Hu, S Hasan, P Patel, H Wada… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Localization of small, nonvisible and nonpalpable nodules is challenging
during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. We evaluated the feasibility of using a new …

[HTML][HTML] Potential impact of including time to first cigarette in risk models for selecting ever-smokers for lung cancer screening

F Gu, LC Cheung, ND Freedman, HA Katki… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Selecting individuals on the basis of model-predicted risks has been reported to
improve lung cancer screening efficiency. On the basis of case-control studies, time to first …

Lung cancer screening and its impact on surgical volume

AP Dhanasopon, AW Kim - Surgical Clinics, 2017 - surgical.theclinics.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, with 1 out of 4
cancer deaths owing to lung cancer. 1 Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of …

Quantitative assessment of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) with ultra-dose CT and correlation with Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)

X Sui, Q Du, K Xu, X Tian, L Song, X Wang, X Xu… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ultra-low-dose chest
computed tomography (CT) can be used for visual assessment of CT features in patients …

正弦图确定迭代重建在低剂量胸部CT 筛查中的应用

吴梦雄, 曹琪琪, 杨文洁, 严福华, 颜凌 - 诊断学理论与实践, 2017 - qk.sjtu.edu.cn
目的评估正弦图确定迭代重建(sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction, SAFIRE)
和滤波反投影重建(filtered back projection, FBP) 对于低剂量胸部CT 筛查图像质量的影响 …