Optimization of low dose CT for lung cancer screening: finding the best balance between radiation risk and performance in terms of image quality and success rate of computer aided detection Ghent University
Lung cancer causes a large mortality, worldwide and in Flanders,
with 3822 cases in 2016. The only technique with proven mortality
reduction is lung cancer screening (LKS) with CT scans. In 2020, a
mortality reduction of 26% (men) and 41% (women) was measured in
the Dutch-Belgian "NELSON" study. The Flemish 'Task Force Lung
Cancer Screening' therefore brings together experts to design and ...