Fleischner 2017

Incidental pulmonary nodule follow-up — solid & subsolid, by size, number and risk.

Nodule type

Number

Patient risk

(smoking, older age, emphysema / fibrosis, family history or a nodule that is in the upper lobe or spiculated)

Nodule size (mean of long & short axis)

mm
Recommendation
Choose type, number, risk and enter the size.
For incidentally detected nodules in adults ≥35 yr without known cancer or immunocompromise. Decision support only — see the full Fleischner 2017 guideline; not a substitute for clinical judgment.
MacMahon H, et al. Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules. Fleischner Society. Radiology. 2017;284(1):228–243.