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Screening for Lung Cancer

¹ Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Ave., Rm. 297, PO Box 250322, Charleston, SC 29425.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our review is to discuss the current state of lung cancer screening using CT in the context of defined criteria for effective screening.

CONCLUSION. Although there are hopeful developments in lung cancer screening, a number of unresolved issues must be answered before adopting screening on a large scale. Currently no data exist to suggest that lung cancer screening with CT will result in a decrease in lung cancer mortality.

Keywords: chest imaging • CT • lung cancer • screening

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