J Korean Soc Radiol.
2012 Nov;67(5):349-365. 10.3348/jksr.2012.67.5.349.
Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology Guideline for Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. michelan@cnu.ac.kr
- 3Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- 4Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 1819750
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.67.5.349
Abstract
- The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), a nation-wide randomized controlled trial involving more than 50,000 current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74, compared the effects of two screening procedures (low-dose helical CT and standard chest radiography) on lung cancer mortality and found 20 percent fewer lung cancer deaths among trial participants screened with low-dose CT. Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology (KSTR) planned to establish an effective guideline for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT to improve health of Korean people and to reduce harms from misuse of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT. KSTR guideline for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT established based on objective medical evidences obtained by NLST.
