What does SPN stand for?

Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

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Used in conjunction with the reading of standard digital chest X-rays, OnGuard quickly identifies solitary pulmonary nodules that may be early-stage lung cancer.

RIVERAING WINS COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION CONTRACT

Used in conjunction with the reading of standard digital chest X-rays, OnGuard quickly identifies solitary pulmonary nodules that may be early-stage lung cancer.

United Kingdom: Riverain Medical Awarded Contract to Provide Veterans ...

Solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is typically defined as an intra-parenchymal focal, round or oval area of increased opacity <3 cm in diameter.

Use of combined PET/CT imaging in evaluation of the solitary ...

Highlights of the presentations by Diatide and its academic collaborators include: -- A prospective Phase III study in 114 patients at 19 medical institutions found that NeoTect(TM) was a safe and useful technique for the noninvasive evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).

Diatide Presents Phase III Data On NeoTect, 'Approvable' Lung Cancer ...

Currently, only 15% of cancers are detected when they are small solitary pulmonary nodules in the 9-14 mm size.

RAPIDSCREEN INCREASES CANCER DETECTION EFFICIENCY 23%

Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule by positron emission tomography imaging.

Diagnosis of benign solitary fibrous tumors by positron emission ...

Solitary pulmonary nodule due to Leishmania in a patient with AIDS.

A patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and endobronchial ...

According to authors of the study, the imaging agent NeoTect(tm) (formerly P829) may enable cost-effective characterization of small lung tumors known as solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs), without the need for risky and costly surgical approaches.

Medical Journal Reports Cancer Detection Method for Lung Tumors