Clinical Trial of Chest Tomosynthesis
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Figure 2. Images of a suspicious lesion. (a) A nodule-like opacity was noted in the PA radiograph. |
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(b) The tomosynthesis images revealed it to be a rib osteophyte and ruled out a pulmonary nodule. This finding demonstrates that tomosynthesis may not only improve sensitivity but may also potentially improve specificity by ruling out nodule mimics. |