Open AccessThe value of supplemental prone imaging in low-dose CT lung cancer screening. A technical note
Author(s) -
Paul Stark,
Eric Y. Chang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2129
Subject(s) - lung cancer , medicine , lung cancer screening , radiology , radiation exposure , computed tomography , prone position , radiation dose , nuclear medicine , medical physics , oncology
This technical note presents our experience with the additional prone examination of patients during low dose CT lung cancer screening. The prone examination adds only a minor amount of radiation and time to the study and can reduce false positive findings that are gravity-dependent.