Benign and Malignant Spots on Lung Scans of Smokers can be Classified by Clinical Tool

There is an urgent need for clinical tools to accurately classify benign and malignant lung tumors. A Terry Fox Research Institute(TFRI)-led study has developed a new clinical risk calculator software that accurately classifies, nine out of ten times, which spots or lesions (nodules) are benign and malignant on an initial lung computed tomography (CT) scan among individuals at high risk for lung cancer. The findings are expected to have immediate clinical ...

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