LI-RADS ' Category S ' helps primary care providers better manage incidental LDCT findings

Radiology reports that make use of a standardized "category S" template for incidental findings on low-dose CT (LDCT) for lung cancer screening help primary care providers better manage patient care, researchers have reported.The study results could help support nonradiologists as lung cancer screening becomes "embedded in clinical practice," wrote a team led by Yukiko Kunitomo, MD, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The research was published February 9 in Chest."Our results suggest that [primary care providers] are not readily familiar with incidental finding management guidelines and frequently rely on radiologist recommendations to inform next steps," the authors reported. "Standardized Category S reporting may help patients receive guideline-adherent care, mitigate the decision-making burden for primary care providers, and avoid costs of unwarranted testing."Annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT) is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for those at risk of the disease. Yet screening for lung cancer carries a high prevalence of non-lung-cancer-related incidental findings, and although the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) metric has a category (Category S, a reporting template developed by the Yale Lung Screening and Nodule Program) for incidental findings, it doesn't offer standardized guidance for how to handle them.The American College of Radiology (ACR) crafted a guideline for dealing with comm...

Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Chest Radiology Source Type: news