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Due to the increased use of CT scans, the discovery of pulmonary, or lung, nodules is becoming more common. Lung nodules are small abnormalities in the lungs seen on X-rays or CT scans.
Most lung nodules are harmless: Often they are areas of inflammation or scarring in the lungs. However, lung cancer in its earliest stages can also appear as a small nodule.
The key is being able to reliably determine which are cancer and which are not.
Valley’s Pulmonary Nodule Center is dedicated to determining which pulmonary nodules require further investigation and which can be ignored.
If your physician found an uncertain lung nodule on an X-ray or CT scan, our center can provide you with a second opinion and help you determine how best to respond to it.
Our pulmonary nodule center bases recommendations for managing these nodules on standardized algorithms and state-of-the-art diagnostics:
We offer the following advanced options for evaluating and diagnosing nodules:
“Thin slice” CT scans for the evaluation of pulmonary nodules
Minimally invasive biopsy approaches for diagnosing lung cancer:
If we find a suspicious nodule that needs to be biopsied for lung cancer, we offer the following minimally invasive biopsy approaches:
To learn more about these approaches, visit Diagnosing Lung Cancer.
To obtain an opinion about a pulmonary nodule, please call 201-634-5722.