Multi‐slice computed tomography characteristics of solitary pulmonary ground‐glass nodules: Differences between malignant and benign

Ground‐glass nodules (GGNs), which are possible precursors of lung cancer, attract increasing attention. Many studies have attempted to identify the characteristic imaging features of GGNs for their qualitative diagnosis; however, the comprehension of GGNs remains controversial. We performed this study to identify imaging characteristics helpful to the differential diagnosis of solitary GGNs.

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