ReviewRespiration; international review of thoracic diseases2022
Incidental Pulmonary Nodules - What Do We Know in 2022.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- 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
- Chest CT-detected pulmonary nodules across the COVID-19 pandemic in Guangzhou, China: a regression discontinuity-in-time study, 2013-2023.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Article
- Diagnostic performance of deep learning models in differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Diagnostic uncertainty and addiction-like reassurance seeking in patients with pulmonary nodules: a cross-sectional study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Evaluating the content quality and trustworthiness of snakebite envenomation videos on social media platforms: insights from TikTok and Bilibili.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Clinical Effectiveness of miR-760 to Distinguish Benign and Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on the Basis of Low-Dose Spiral CT Imaging.Molecular imaging and biology · 2026Article
- Efficiency of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery in resection of nodules previously localised with embolisation microcoils.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Incidental discovery of second primary lung tumors in breast cancer patients: an institutional case series.The oncologist · 2026Article
- Incidental pulmonary findings on CT in daily practice: the nodule and the interstitial lung abnormalities - what's old, what's new.La Radiologia medica · 2026Review
- Natural Language Processing-Assisted Incidental Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation Program: Impact on Lung Cancer Outcomes.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence models for pulmonary nodule classification: a multi-model evaluation.European radiology · 2026Article
- Incidental Pulmonary Nodules: What Should We Do in 2026?Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases · 2026Review
- Evaluating the diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence-assisted decision-making software for pulmonary nodules in a resource-limited setting.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2026Article
- Clinical knowledge, practice patterns, and educational needs on incidental lung nodules among interns, residents, and general practitioners in Palestine.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Pulmonary nodules in Denmark: occurrence, resource use, and risk of lung cancer and death.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
- Apneic oxygenation during robotic-assisted bronchoscopy: a retrospective study on safety and diagnostic yield.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Staging CT chest for cT1a renal masses: Does it change management?BJUI compass · 2025Article
- Incidental Findings in Clinical Practice: A Case of Hepatic Encephalopathy and Subsequent Lung Cancer Detection.Cureus · 2025Article
- The TSANZ Practical Guide for Clinicians in the Management of Screen- and Incidentally-Detected Nodules.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and early LC diagnosis can significantly improve outcomes and survival rates in affected patients. Implementation of LC screening programs using low-dose computed tomography CT in high-risk subjects aims to detect LC as early as possible, but so far, adoption of screening programs into routine clinical care has been very slow. In recent years, the use of CT has significantly increased the rate of incidentally detected pulmonary nodules. Although most of those incidental pulmonary nodules (IPNs) are benign, some of them represent early-stage LC. Given the large number of IPNs detected in the range of several millions each year, this represents an additional, maybe even larger, opportunity to drive stage shift in LC diagnosis, next to LC screening programs. Comprehensive evaluation and targeted work-up of IPNs are mandatory to identify the malignant nodules from the crowd, and several guidelines provide radiologists and physicians' guidance on IPN assessment and management. However, IPNs still seem to be inadequately processed due to various reasons including insufficient reporting in the radiological report, missing communication between stakeholders, absence of patient tracking systems, and uncertainty regarding responsibilities for the IPN management. In recent years, several approaches such as lung nodule programs, patient tracking software, artificial intelligence, and communication software were introduced into clinical practice to address those shortcomings. This review evaluates the current situation of IPN management and highlights recent developments in process improvement to achieve first steps toward stage shift in LC diagnosis.
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