The effect of radiographic emphysema in assessing lung cancer risk.

Patrick C YongKeith M Sigel Juan Pablo de-TorresGrace MhangoMinal KaleChung Yin KongJavier J ZuluetaDavid WilsonStacey-Ann Whittaker BrownChristopher SlatoreJuan Wisnivesky

Published in: Thorax (2019)

Radiographic emphysema is an independent predictor of lung cancer diagnosis and may help guide decisions surrounding further screening for eligible patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
lung function
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
prognostic factors
cystic fibrosis