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Il nodulo polmonare solitario (SPN): Indagini di imaging

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Per nodulo polmonare solitario (SPN) si intende una lesione polmonare a morfologia rotondeggiante o ovalare con diametro massimo di 3 cm, circondata per almeno due terzi da parenchima polmonare, non associata ad altre lesioni parenchimali, atelettasia o adenopatie.

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Zompatori, M., Schembri, V., Bnà, C. (2007). Il nodulo polmonare solitario (SPN): Indagini di imaging. In: Pneumologia interventistica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0556-3_16

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