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Andrea Borghesi1, Silvia Michelini2, Francesco Bertagna3
1Department of Radiology, University and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Abstract:
Persistent pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) typically show an indolent course with very slow growth rates. These slow-growing lesions exhibit different growth patterns regardless of their initial computed tomography (CT) features. Therefore, predicting the aggressive behavior of pGGNs on initial CT remains a diagnostic challenge. The literature reports that computerized analysis and various quantitative features have been tested to improve the risk stratification for pGGNs. The present article describes the long-term follow-up of two pGGNs with different behavior and introduces, for the first time, a new computerized method of analysis that could be helpful for predicting the future behavior of pGGNs.
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