ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2016
Incidental nodule management-should there be a formal process?
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Radiologist review at the time of lung nodule referrals saves clinic appointments and fast tracks investigations: results of the outpatient respiratory nodule management (Ornament) study.Internal medicine journal · 2026Article
- The TSANZ Practical Guide for Clinicians in the Management of Screen- and Incidentally-Detected Nodules.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Review
- Development of a Pulmonary Nodule Service and Clinical Pathway: A Pragmatic Approach Addressing an Unmet Need.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and outcomes of a comprehensive multidisciplinary incidental lung nodule and lung cancer screening program.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2020Article
- No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2019Article
- Communication About the Probability of Cancer in Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules.JAMA surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
Indeterminate pulmonary nodules are commonly encountered and often result in costly and invasive procedures that eventually turn out to be unnecessary. Current prediction models can help to estimate the pretest probability of cancer and assist in determining a strategy of observation with serial imaging for a low pretest probability of cancer, and a more aggressive approach for those patients with a high pretest probability. However, the majority of patients will have an intermediate pretest probability which becomes complex. Decisions for further management are often based on preference by the clinician with the majority of physicians not following current guidelines in the management of pulmonary nodules. Poor adherence to pulmonary nodule guidelines is multifactorial with a variety of factors coming into play. These include inappropriate advice given by the radiologist, patient age, comorbidities, patient preference, and physician's technical skill all influencing the decision making.
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