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Celebrating 25 years of lung cancer

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 10, 2023 | Replies (125)

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@vic83 and @nonobaddog, I completely agree. My analytical side would love for all the reports to be easily compared, and somewhat standardized. I believe you'll generally see more standardization in breast imaging than in most other areas, partly due to regulatory requirements. The CT Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis reports cover a lot of the human body, and our complicated (IE. cancer filled) bodies aren't standard and don't always fit into the medical standard box either. I'm usually surprised to see some note about a condition that I don't think I have (diverticulitis was on the last set of scans, surprise!), I generally wait for the next scan to see if the radiologist notes the same findings. It's like scan roulette...what will they come up with next. After years of dealing with this I can shake it off, but I know it can be concerning for others.

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By standardized I don't mean boiler plate. If the objective is to track change over time, then there must be agreement and rules on how to measure, track and report identified lesions and abnormalities. I am curious to know just how radiologists are approaching this.
Certainly, CT scans have different objectives and do focus on different parts of the body, but that is resolved with well-designed specific radiology practices.
I googled and came across some discussion on this.