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Results of the Two Incidence Screenings in the National Lung Screening Trial
Author(s) -
Denise R. Aberle,
Sarah DeMello,
Christine D. Berg,
William C. Black,
Brenda Brewer,
Timothy R. Church,
Kathy L. Clingan,
Fenghai Duan,
Richard M. Fagerstrom,
Ilana F. Gareen,
Constantine Gatsonis,
David S. Gierada,
Amanda Jain,
Gordon C. Jones,
Irene Mahon,
Pamela M. Marcus,
Joshua M. Rathmell,
JoRean D. Sicks
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1208962
Subject(s) - medicine , predictive value , national lung screening trial , radiography , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , lung cancer screening , predictive value of tests , randomized controlled trial , lung , lung cancer , nuclear medicine , positive predicative value , radiology , paleontology , physics , biology , optics
The National Lung Screening Trial was conducted to determine whether three annual screenings (rounds T0, T1, and T2) with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT), as compared with chest radiography, could reduce mortality from lung cancer. We present detailed findings from the first two incidence screenings (rounds T1 and T2).

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