Lung Cancer Screening, Radiation, Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainty
A partir d'une revue systématique de la littérature parue entre janvier 1996 et avril 2012, cette étude évalue l'intérêt de la tomographie numérique pour le dépistage du cancer du poumon
Computed tomography (CT) scanning, which was introduced for imaging the head in 1972 and became widely available for imaging the rest of the body by the early 1980s, has revolutionized the practice of medicine and surgery. This technology, for which the Nobel Prize was awarded in 1979, has been used to diagnose and guide the management of diseases affecting every part of the body, improving quality of life and saving countless lives. Two articles in this issue of JAMA,1 - 2 however, point out the complexities involved in deciding whether to extend the use of CT scanning from diagnosis to screening and in determining whether the current use of CT scanning is appropriate or excessive.
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association , éditorial en libre accès, 2011