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The pulmonary incidentaloma refers to a pulmonary lesion discovered on a radiographic study which is unrelated to the primary process. With the advent of high-resolution CT, pulmonary nodules as small as 1–2 mm are routinely diagnosed leading to a conundrum for clinicians as there are no formal guidelines, such as the Fleischner Society Guidelines, for those under 35 years of age. Furthermore, with the advent of the Image Gently campaign (Goske et al., Pediatr Radiol 41:461–66, 2011), more consideration is being given to avoiding unnecessary radiographic studies in the pediatric population. Since the prior edition of this chapter was published, this issue has garnered more attention culminating in the publication of recommendations from the Thoracic Imaging Committee of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) (Westra et al., Pediatr Radiol 45:628–33, 2015; Westra et al., Pediatr Radiol 45:634–39, 2015) regarding the management of the incidental pulmonary nodule.
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Carraway, T., Coates, A.C., Grimes, C.K. (2020). Pulmonary Incidentaloma. In: Cleveland, R., Lee, E. (eds) Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23979-4_22
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