New lung cancer test may lead to unnecessary invasive procedures. The spiral, or helical, CT scan can detect tumors that are small enough to be treated successfully.
Problem: The baseline test yields false-positives as much as 60% of the time—although physicians experienced in interpreting CT scans can reduce the number of post scan invasive procedures. Cancer researchers are studying ways to make spiral CT scans more accurate.
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