Thirty subjects who had solitary pulmonary nodules up to 3 cm in size were analyzed. Demographic and clinical data are listed in Table 1. There were 22 men and 8 women with a mean age of 65.3 years (range, 38 to 89 years). Overall, 20 patients had malignant nodules and 10 had benign nodules. Size […]
Patient Selection Thirty subjects who presented for evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules of 3 cm or less were enrolled in this study. Subjects were evaluated at Creighton University Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Omaha. All patients had plain chest radiographs, and CT scan of the chest and mediastinum was obtained in […]
Solitary pulmonary nodules are parenchymal lung lesions that are usually well defined and less than 4 cm in diameter. An estimated 130,000 new benign or malignant solitary pulmonary nodules are discovered each year in the United States. It is estimated that about 40 to 50 percent of all solitary pulmonary nodules and 90 percent of […]