Figure 2. Downstream evaluation and outcomes of 197 patients with a pulmonary nodule detected after release of Fleischner Society guidelines.
*Biopsy procedures included bronchoscopy, transthoracic needle biopsy, mediastinoscopy, and other biopsy (e.g., supraclavicular lymph node resection)
¶One patient presumed to have cancer based on clinical presentation and PET findings alone
Abbreviations: CT: computed tomography; CXR: chest x-ray; PET: positron emission tomography