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WCLC 2025 | Integrating incidental findings into lung cancer screening programs
Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, emphasizes the importance of clear communication of incidental findings in radiology. Incidental findings should be part of the initial screening and evaluation of the initial scan, and radiologists should provide clear recommendations and advice on what to do with the findings. This ensures that the benefit of the incidental finding is not lost. This interview took place at 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Barcelona, Spain.
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That really depends per country how incidental findings are integrated, but usually they’re part of the initial screening and the evaluation of the initial scan. Then the radiologist has to write down the findings with, if it’s clinically significant, a recommendation. So it’s really important that the radiologist is very clear in what he or she has found...
That really depends per country how incidental findings are integrated, but usually they’re part of the initial screening and the evaluation of the initial scan. Then the radiologist has to write down the findings with, if it’s clinically significant, a recommendation. So it’s really important that the radiologist is very clear in what he or she has found. And if it has to be referred to a GP or a patient, also give clear advice on what to do with the finding. Because otherwise the benefit will probably be lost.
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