Early lung cancer action project: annual screening using single-slice helical CT. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The advent of helical CT imaging held promise for the early diagnosis, and thereby, for enhanced curability of lung cancer--a highly fatal disease. In 1993, the Early Lung Cancer Action Project (ELCAP) was initiated and experimentally screened a cohort of 1,000 high-risk persons. Here we summarize the results of the baseline and annual repeat CT screening of these 1,000 subjects. CT-based screening (compared to traditional radiology) was clearly shown to enhance the detection of lung cancer at earlier and more curable stages. A discussion follows of the meaning of the results and possible future screening protocols.

publication date

  • December 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Mass Screening
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035680449

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02733.x

PubMed ID

  • 11795431

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 952