TABLE 3.
Pulmonary Nodule Follow-Up
| Category of Pulmonary Nodule by Size or Morphology, Recommendation |
No. of Patients |
No. of Nodules |
Timeline or Technique for Follow-Up Provided (Per Nodule) |
Recommend Comparison With Prior Findings (Per Nodule) |
Stability Compared With Prior Findings (Per Nodule) |
Follow-Up Chest CT Performed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeterminate nodule | ||||||
| Follow-up recommended | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| No specific recommendation | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Stated no follow-up needed | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benign noncalcified nodule | ||||||
| Follow-up recommended | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stated that no follow-up needed | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No specific recommendation | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 |