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Is it possible for my husband's doctor to know from a ct scan that he has cancer and needs surgery?
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Maybe: In regards to lung cancer, if someone fits a certain demographic: smoker or former smoker (>100 lifetime cigarettes), male and age >40, and a suspicious nodule or mass on chest ct, then the pretest probability of that abnormality being a lung cancer is > 90%.
Answered 11/23/2016
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No: Ct scans are imaging studies and can tell if there are possible problems, they cannot be used to make pathological diagnoses. Any findings on ct scan should be followed a procedure to obtain a biopsy. This information should be used to give a better picture of what is going on.
Answered 1/20/2017
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