FIG 1.

Referral algorithm for standardized triage pathways and the LACGH outreach clinic (adapted from Mullin et al⁹). CT, computed tomography; KHSC, Kingston Health Sciences Centre; LACGH, Lennox and Addington County General Hospital; LC, lung cancer; LDAP, Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PET, positron emission tomography; PFT, pulmonary function tests. ^aSmall nodule clinic for patients with low suspicion of malignancy, including any of low-risk patient with isolated noncalcified nodule <1 cm without evidence of serial growth, ground glass opacity with solid component <5 mm, multiple subcentimeter nodules in a low-risk patient.