Mitchell D M, Shah S H, Edwards D, Tobias J S, Geddes D M, Harper P G, Souhami R L, Spiro S G
Clin Radiol. 1986 Mar;37(2):151-2. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(86)80387-7.
Computed tomography (CT) is more sensitive in detecting pulmonary nodules than conventional chest radiography. The incidence of pulmonary nodules on thoracic CT scans, not visible on chest radiographs, in patients with small-cell carcinoma of the bronchus (SCCB) was 27%, and in patients with non-small-cell carcinoma (non-SCCB) the incidence was 28%. Some of these nodules may be malignant. This has implications for the surgical staging of patients with lung cancer in the United Kingdom, where there is a lower incidence of benign granulomatous nodules than in the USA.
计算机断层扫描（CT）在检测肺结节方面比传统胸部X线摄影更敏感。在支气管小细胞癌（SCCB）患者中，胸部CT扫描上发现但胸部X线片上不可见的肺结节发生率为27%，在非小细胞癌（非SCCB）患者中发生率为28%。其中一些结节可能是恶性的。这对英国肺癌患者的手术分期有影响，因为英国良性肉芽肿性结节的发生率低于美国。
