American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Nov 2015
Recent Trends in the Identification of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules.
Pulmonary nodules are common incidental findings, but information about their incidence in the era of computed tomography (CT) is lacking. ⋯ Incidental pulmonary nodules are an increasingly common consequence of routine medical care, with an incidence that is much greater than recognized previously. More frequent nodule identification has not been accompanied by increases in the diagnosis of cancerous nodules.