Region specific lung nodule management practice guideline

Following the recommendation by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the final decision on February 5, 2015 by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover computed tomography (CT) screening of lung cancer (1-3), CT screening has begun in the United States. Other countries, such as Canada, are planning to implement population based CT screening programs.