Evaluation Of Individuals With Pulmonary Nodules: When Is It Lung Cancer? Diagnosis And Management Of Lung Cancer

In the individual with an indeterminate nodule that is visible on chest radiography and/or chest CT, we recommend that prior imaging tests should be reviewed. (1, C)

In the individual with a solid, indeterminate nodule that has been stable for at least 2 years, we suggest that no additional diagnostic evaluation need be performed. (2, C)

In the individual with an indeterminate nodule that is identifi ed by chest radiography, we recommend that CT of the chest should be performed (preferably with thin sections through the nodule) to help characterize the nodule. (1, C)