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Editorial
. 2018 Feb;10(2):585-588.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.73.

Peeling back the onion: addressing nuances of CT screening for lung cancer

Frank C Detterbeck  1
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Editorial

Peeling back the onion: addressing nuances of CT screening for lung cancer

Frank C Detterbeck. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Feb.
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Percent of detected non-calcified nodules that are malignant by categories of size and screening round. (A) Solid nodules; (B) ground glass nodule (including pure ground glass up to ≥80% solid). #, number. Ann, annual repeat screening round; BL, baseline; screening round; GGN, ground glass nodule.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Type of lung cancer by screening round. Ad-GGN, adenocarcinoma presenting as a ground glass nodule (including pure ground glass up to ≥80% solid); Ad-solid, adenocarcinoma presenting as a solid non-calcified nodule; Ca, cancer; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; Squam, squamous cell carcinoma; yr, year.
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