Published 2015 | Version v1
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Proposal of a technical guide for the evaluation and management of the solitary pulmonary nodule in function of the radiological characteristics obtained by computed tomography

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A guide is proposed to guide clinical personnel in early diagnosis, assessment and management of the solitary pulmonary nodule, with high potential of to develop lung cancer, in function of the radiological characteristics obtained by computed tomography. The management of patients with diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule is standardized with the purpose of to unify diagnostic criteria in a multidisciplinary and institutional environment. Tomographic radiological characteristics are described to allow the suspicion of the solitary pulmonary nodule benignity or malignity. A flow diagram is developed to guide the physician to an adequate monitoring, control and eventual therapeutic treatment. A clear and structured perspective of the diagnostic and therapeutic process is provided to the treating physician and patient

Availability note (English)

Available from Biblioteca Luis Demetrio Tinoco, Universidad de Costa Rica

Abstract (Spanish)

Una guia es propuesta para orientar al personal clinico en el diagnostico temprano, evaluacion y manejo del nodulo pulmonar solitario, con alto potencial de desarrollar cancer de pulmon, en funcion de las caracteristicas radiologicas obtenidas por tomografia computarizada. El manejo del paciente con diagnostico de nodulo pulmonar solitario es estandarizado con el proposito de unificar criterios diagnosticos en un entorno multidisciplinario e institucional. Las caracteristicas radiologicas tomograficas son descritas para permitir la sospecha de la benignidad o malignidad de un nodulo pulmonar solitario. Un diagrama de flujo es desarrollado para guiar al medico a un adecuado seguimiento, control y eventual tratamiento terapeutico. Una perspectiva clara y estructurada del proceso diagnostico y terapeutico es brindada al medico tratante y paciente

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Original title (Spanish)
Propuesta de una guia tecnica para la evaluacion y el manejo del nodulo pulmonar solitario en funcion de las caracteristicas radiologicas obtenidas por tomografia computarizada

Publishing Information

Imprint Place
San Jose (Costa Rica)
Imprint Pagination
83 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
Costa Rica
Country of Input or Organization
Costa Rica
INIS RN
47120261
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data, Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CARCINOMAS; CHEST; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LUNGS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RECOMMENDATIONS; STATISTICAL DATA; THERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DATA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; INFORMATION; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOMOGRAPHY

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