RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Investigation and management of the solitary pulmonary nodule
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP s36
OP s40
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-s36
VO 13
IS Suppl 6
A1 Rawya Ahmed
A1 Nagmi R Qureshi
A1 Robert C Rintoul
YR 2013
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/Suppl_6/s36.abstract
AB With the advent of multi-detector computed tomography, the identification of solitary pulmonary nodules is becoming ever more common. Although the prevalence of malignancy in a high risk population is only 1–1.5%, accurate identification of malignant nodules is essential to allow optimal treatment. In this article we review the most common causes of solitary pulmonary nodules and discuss diagnostic algorithms as well as some of the novel diagnostic imaging techniques in development.