For instance, nodules smaller than 6 mm have a very low probability ... often used for lung cancer screening. Pulmonary Nodule: A small, round growth in the lung that can be benign or malignant ...

Pulmonary nodules typically form when a bacterial or viral infection irritates the lung tissue. This causes a small clump of ...

This is followed by an update on the approach to the management of the different types of small lung nodules. This article discusses the diagnostic approach to pulmonary nodules, and the clinical ...

Noncontrast chest CT with 1–3 mm collimations through the nodule is necessary in the evaluation of the majority of lung nodules ... include confirmation of the pulmonary origin of the nodule ...

A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present ... in low-risk individuals ...