Mass Screening for Lung Cancer in the Osaka Lung Project.

The incidental lung lesion: effect of cardiac stress on the MIBI uptake in the lung mass

A discrete MIBI avid lung lesion was found in cinematic views of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) of a 59 year-old woman. Interestingly, the abnormal uptake in the lung was detectable only in the rest phase images and not in the images acquired in the stress phase. MPI was performed for pre-operation cardiac risk assessment before correction surgery for spinal canal stenosis.  She had no...

CT Screening for lung cancer: diagnoses resulting from the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project.

PURPOSE To evaluate prospectively the diagnostic performance of the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) regimen in the diagnosis of early lung cancer at baseline and annual repeat computed tomographic (CT) screenings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Informed consent and institutional review board approval were obtained for this HIPAA-compliant study of baseline and annual repeat low-do...

[Screening for lung cancer].

The authors give an overview about the novel results and shifting paradigm of lung cancer screening. They also summarize the results of previous and most recent clinical trials, which re-directed the international interest on lung cancer screening.

Screening for lung cancer.

Screening for lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer and cause of cancer-related death. The majority of lung cancers do not present in the early stage of disease; therefore, screening may be warranted. Detection methods include sputum examinations, chest radiography, and CT scanning of the chest. Nurses are often involved in the care of patients with lung cancer, so they must know which screening meth...