Open AccessA retrospective study analyzing missed diagnosis of lung metastases at their early stages on computed tomography
Author(s) -
Huai Chen,
S.C. Huang,
Qing Zeng,
Min Zhang,
Zhiwen Ni,
Xiaoling Li,
Xiaoyin Xu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.19
Subject(s) - medicine , lung , radiology , metastasis , lung cancer , retrospective cohort study , computed tomography , esophagus , cancer , pathology
Lungs are one of the target organs of metastases of primary lung, breast, liver, colorectal, and esophageal cancer. While computed tomography (CT) is the most widely used modality for detecting lung metastases, it is still very challenging to detect them at the earlier stages. If lung metastases could be found on CT scans at the earliest time points, patients would benefit by beginning treatment earlier. The objective of this study was to demonstrate that CT can reveal lung metastases in many cases at even earlier stages than current radiological practice may find.