A randomized study of lung cancer screening with spiral computed tomography: three-year results from the DANTE trial.

M, Infante; S, Cavuto; FR, Lutman; G, Brambilla; G, Chiesa; G, Ceresoli; E, Passera; E, Angeli; M, Chiarenza; G, Aranzulla; U, Cariboni; V, Errico; F, Inzirillo; E, Bottoni; E, Voulaz; M, Alloisio; A, Destro; M, Roncalli; A, Santoro; G, Ravasi

doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0076oc

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A randomized study of lung cancer screening with spiral computed tomography: three-year results from the DANTE trial.

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Infante M

Cavuto S

Lutman FR

Abstract

Rationale Screening for lung cancer with modern imaging technology may decrease lung cancer mortality, but encouraging results have only been obtained in uncontrolled studies.Objectives To explore the effect of screening with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT) on lung cancer mortality. Secon...

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