Nonsolid Lung Nodules May Be Followed Safely With CT Scans

Pulmonary Medicine Blog By Dr Deepu

HealthDay (6/24, Reinberg) reports that research suggests that for individuals “with noncancerous lung nodules...annual CT scans may be all that’s needed to monitor their condition.”

        MedPage Today (6/24, Bankhead) reports that “CT-triggered biopsy identified 73 adenocarcinomas among 2,392 nonsolid lesions in 57,496 baseline screenings and 11 adenocarcinomas in 485 nonsolid nodules in 64,677 annual repeat screenings.” The study indicated that, “after a median follow-up 78 months, the patients with treated lesions had a 100% lung-cancer-specific survival.” The findings were published online in Radiology.