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     CT Lung Cancer Screening

CT Lung Cancer Screening is a non-invasive test which provides detailed evaluation of the lungs, the chest wall and the structures immediately adjacent to the heart (the mediastinum) using high resolution thin section 64CT scan techniques. This examination is intended for patients at increased risk for ling cancer, including patients who are over 50 years old and have smoked for 10 or more years. This test is not designed as a screening test for people with occupational exposures to coal dust or asbestos.

     This is an examination using our state of the art Toshiba 64CT scanner. No preparation is necessary. The entire examination takes about 5 minutes and can be performed in street cloths.

     The detailed images obtained by our helical 64CT are far superior in sensitivity to a conventional chest x-ray for the detection of early lung cancer. CT lung cancer screening can detect small and early lung cancers (great than 5 mm in size) which are not visible on chest x-rays and are too small to cause symptoms. Identification of such small lung cancers may significantly increase a patient’s chance of survival.

     Identification of a suspicious finding during CT lung cancer screening will require needle biopsy, bronchoscopy or surgery. Other less suspicious findings will require semi-annual or annual follow up to prove they are benign structures which remain stable over time. A normal CT lung cancer screening examination should be followed up by another CT lung cancer screening examination in 1 to 2 years.