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. 2020 Aug 27;2(4):e200409.
doi: 10.1148/ryct.2020200409. eCollection 2020 Aug.

The Puzzle of the Perifissural Nodule

Charles S White  1 , Geoffrey D Rubin  1
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The Puzzle of the Perifissural Nodule

Charles S White et al. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. .
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Charles S. White, MD, FACR, FNASCI, is a professor of radiology and internal medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the director of thoracic imaging and vice chairman for clinical affairs at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He received his training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Dr White is certified by both the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has published widely in the areas of cardiothoracic radiology, including lung cancer screening and cardiac imaging. He is currently membership chairman of the Fleischner Society, past editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Imaging, past president of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, and past president of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging.
Charles S. White, MD, FACR, FNASCI, is a professor of radiology and internal medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the director of thoracic imaging and vice chairman for clinical affairs at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He received his training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Dr White is certified by both the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has published widely in the areas of cardiothoracic radiology, including lung cancer screening and cardiac imaging. He is currently membership chairman of the Fleischner Society, past editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thoracic Imaging, past president of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, and past president of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging.
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, FAHA, FSABI, FNASCI, is the George B. Geller Distinguished Professor for Cardiovascular Research, professor of radiology, and past chair of radiology at Duke University. He is a past president of the Fleischner Society and currently president and board chair of the International Society for Computed Tomography, founding board member of the Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) of the American College of Radiology, board member of RAD-AID International, and host of the acclaimed RLI podcast, “Taking the Lead.” He was previously professor of radiology at Stanford University, where he also served as associate dean for clinical affairs in the Stanford School of Medicine and chief of cardiovascular imaging. At Stanford, he pioneered the development of CT angiography and a variety of volumetric visualization and analysis techniques, cofounding one of the world’s first clinical 3D Laboratories in 1996.
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, FAHA, FSABI, FNASCI, is the George B. Geller Distinguished Professor for Cardiovascular Research, professor of radiology, and past chair of radiology at Duke University. He is a past president of the Fleischner Society and currently president and board chair of the International Society for Computed Tomography, founding board member of the Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) of the American College of Radiology, board member of RAD-AID International, and host of the acclaimed RLI podcast, “Taking the Lead.” He was previously professor of radiology at Stanford University, where he also served as associate dean for clinical affairs in the Stanford School of Medicine and chief of cardiovascular imaging. At Stanford, he pioneered the development of CT angiography and a variety of volumetric visualization and analysis techniques, cofounding one of the world’s first clinical 3D Laboratories in 1996.
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