Selection Criteria for Lung-Cancer Screening

Low-dose CT scanning reduces lung-cancer mortality. Further improvements are possible if the screened population includes a larger proportion of high-risk persons. The authors added features to the criteria for screening that improved sensitivity and positive predictive value. The National Lung Scre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine Jg. 368; H. 8; S. 728 - 736
Hauptverfasser:	Tammemägi, Martin C, Katki, Hormuzd A, Hocking, William G, Church, Timothy R, Caporaso, Neil, Kvale, Paul A, Chaturvedi, Anil K, Silvestri, Gerard A, Riley, Tom L, Commins, John, Berg, Christine D
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 21.02.2013
Schlagworte:	Area Under Curve Biological and medical sciences Cancer screening Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Computed tomography General aspects Humans Logistic Models Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Mass Screening Medical research Medical sciences Medical screening Methods Ovarian cancer Patient Selection Pneumology Prevention and actions Prostate Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Radiography, Thoracic Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity Smoking Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum Medicine Lung disease Respiratory disease Criterion Lung cancer Selection Bronchus disease Malignant tumor Medical screening Cancer
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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