Lung mass imaging

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Conventional radiography is initial method of choice for the diagnosis of lung masses. The evaluation lung masses will depend on several characteristics, such as: size, pattern, presence of calcifications, attenuation, location, and previous imaging studies. CT is the gold standard for the complete evaluation of lung masses.

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