Background Low-dose chest CT screening for lung cancer has become a standard of care in
the United States, in large part because of the results of the National Lung Screening Trial …

Background Risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules are often complicated and
affected by low specificity. Continual improvement of these systems is necessary to reduce …

Thyroid nodules are extremely common and can be detected by sensitive imaging in more
than 60% of the general population. They are often identified in patients without symptoms …

Imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis and characterization of thyroid diseases, and the
information provided by imaging studies is essential for management planning. A referral …

Background: Thyroid-related mortality has remained constant despite the increasing
incidence of thyroid carcinoma. Most thyroid nodules are benign; therefore, ultrasound and …

Background The rising demand for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
with computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) has led to an increase of thyroid …

Incidental thyroid nodules that are found on an imaging study performed for reasons other
than thyroid pathology represent a common scenario encountered by health care providers …

Rationale: The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends lung cancer screening with
low-dose chest computed tomographic scans (LDCT) for a well-defined high-risk population …

In response to the recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the
coverage decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for lung cancer …

Acknowledging the increasing number of studies describing the use of whole-body MRI for
cancer screening, and the increasing number of examinations being performed in patients …