Open AccessCause determination of missed lung nodules and impact of reader training and education: Simulation study with nodule insertion software
Author(s) -
Subba R. Digumarthy,
Roberto Lo Gullo,
Marie-Hélène Lévesque,
Karl Sayegh,
Namrata Rao,
Scott B. Raymond,
Alexi Otrakji,
Mannudeep K. Kalra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_312_17
Subject(s) - nodule (geology) , lung , medicine , lung cancer screening , radiology , lung cancer , ground glass opacity , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , pathology , cancer , adenocarcinoma , paleontology , biology
There are "blind spots" on chest computed tomography (CT) where pulmonary nodules can easily be overlooked. The number of missed pulmonary nodules can be minimized by instituting a training program with particular focus on the depiction of nodules at blind spots.