A team of Canadian researchers led by the Terry Fox Research Institute has developed new software that can accurately identify whether a lesion on the lung of a high-risk individual -- as seen on a CT scan -- is benign or malignant nine times out of ten. To develop the technology, Dr. Stephen Lam, of the B.C. Cancer Agency, said his team looked at data sets of current and former smokers who had nodules on their lungs. The tool, when combined with a low-dose CT scan, will help doctors make decisions and potentially save the patient from unnecessary testing, Lam said. Read more here.
Study mentioned: McWilliams A, et al. Probability of Cancer in Pulmonary Nodules Detected on First Screening CT. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:910-919.
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