Quantitative computed tomographic (CT) evaluation of lung nodules has achieved significant
progress through the continued evolution of technical imaging and data-processing
capabilities, with an ever-growing body of literature using first- and second-order
statistical evaluation.
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Published online: May 29, 2019
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