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Lung cancer reported as a benign lesion due to low‐dose chest computed tomography artefact: A case report
Author(s) -
Coughlan Fionn,
Saffar Bann,
McWilliams Annette,
Melsom Stephen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/1754-9485.13086
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , radiology , computed tomography , lung , hamartoma , lung cancer screening , lesion , cancer , nuclear medicine , pathology
Summary CT imaging for lung cancer screening requires low dose technique. Low dose CT chest imaging is associated with an increased risk of artefacts, such as increased noise. We present a case where an artefact from the low dose technique lead to a lung cancer being erroneously reported as a benign hamartoma.