How do we handle nodules to minimise the false positive rate?

D. Baldwin (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – NELSON: the Trafalgar of lung cancer screening?
Session: NELSON: the Trafalgar of lung cancer screening?
Session type: Symposium
Number: 1556

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