Incidentally discovered pulmonary nodules, ovarian cysts and adrenal nodules are common findings in diagnostic radiology. Expert consensus and evidence based guidelines are available to help guide follow-up and to aid in lesion characterization.
This skill allows a user to ask "RAD Assistant" for 2017 Fleischner Society pulmonary nodule follow-up recommendations, 2015 SRU ovarian cyst follow-up guidelines and to perform adrenal nodule washout calculations. Users also have an option to further characterize the risk of malignancy of a pulmonary nodule by the Brock (Pan-Can) equation.
The skill is designed for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for clinical judgement by a licensed physician. In other words, "RAD Assistant" should not be relied upon for patient care. The authors make no claim of accuracy and confirmation of all calculations and recommendations is advised.
Further reading: 1. MacMahon, et. al. Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images: From the Fleischner Society 2017. Radiology. 2017. Vol. 284, No. 1, pp. 228-243. 2. Levine, et. al. Management of Asymptomatic Ovarian and Other Adnexal Cysts Imaged at US: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement. Radiology. 2010. Vol. 256, No. 3, pp. 943-954. 3. Caoili EM, et al. Adrenal masses: characterization with combined unenhanced and delayed enhanced CT. Radiology 2002; 222:629-633 4. Blake MA, Kalra MK, Sweeney AT, et al. Distinguishing benign from malignant adrenal masses: multi-detector row CT protocol with 10-minute delay. Radiology 2005; 238:578-585
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