Existing general population models inaccurately predict lung cancer risk in patients referred for surgical evaluation.
Isbell JM, Deppen S, Putnam JB Jr et al.
This article examined the accuracy of two established models (Mayo Clinic and a Bayesian solitary pulmonary nodule model) that were used to assess the likelihood of lung nodule malignancy when applied to a population of patients who were referred to thoracic surgery clinics at medical centers associated with Vanderbilt University.