Table 1

Volume at first interval scan and probability of malignancy of growing solid nodules

Nodule volume ≤200 mm3
(cancers/total no of nodules)
Nodule volume >200 mm3
(cancers/total no of nodules)
Growing solid nodules8/60*21/36RR 4.4 (95% CI 2.17 to 8.83)
  • Data presented at a per-nodule level.

  • *8 nodules ≤200 mm3 at first interval scan subsequently grew to >200 and were diagnosed as cancer.