10.1055/b-0038-149822 8 Elements of a Successful Lung Cancer–Screening ProgramMark S. Parker, Joanna E. Kusmirek, and Michelle Futrell Summary This chapter succinctly describes those key elements that must be implemented for…
10.1055/b-0038-149810 6 Lung Cancer–Screening Results ReportingMark S. Parker and Leila Rezai Gharai Summary This chapter discusses the appropriate means of measuring both rounded and ovoid nodules detected on lung cancer–screening…
10.1055/b-0038-149821 7 Detection and Management of Unexpected Incidental Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary FindingsRobert C. Groves, Mark S. Parker, and Avinash Pillutla Summary This chapter focuses on some of the more commonly…
10.1055/b-0038-149809 5 Variable Imaging Presentations of Lung CancerMark S. Parker Summary This chapter reviews the most common location and imaging characteristics of missed lung cancers as well as the variable…
10.1055/b-0038-149808 4 Lung Cancer Screening Pros and ConsMark S. Parker Summary This chapter provides an in-depth discussion of the key elements of the shared decision-making process that must be fulfilled…
10.1055/b-0038-149807 3 Evolution of Lung Cancer ScreeningPeter M.J. Lee, Samira Shojaee, and Mark S. Parker Summary This chapter discusses the evolution of initial unsuccessful early-detection lung cancer–screening programs with sputum…
10.1055/b-0038-149806 2 Risk Factors for Lung CancerMark S. Parker Summary This chapter discusses the most common cause of lung cancer, namely, cigarette smoking, and the numerous chemicals and carcinogens found…
10.1055/b-0038-149805 1 Lung Cancer EpidemiologyMark S. Parker Summary This chapter discusses the epidemiology of lung cancer both globally and in the United States including the number of new diagnoses and…
10.1055/b-0038-160324 SECTION XII US/REPRODUCTIVE/ENDOCRINOLOGY IMAGING Essentials 1 Case A patient has intense tenderness when the sonographer presses the transducer probe over the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Grayscale longitudinal…
10.1055/b-0038-160323 SECTION XI THORACIC IMAGING Essentials 1 Case An asymptomatic 23-year-old foreign exchange student presents with a required health clearance chest radiograph. Questions 1. What is the next MOST reasonable…
