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Why Get a Thoracic Imaging Second Opinion

Chest imaging is one of the most complicated subspecialties of radiology, in large part due to the overlapping anatomic structures, including the lungs, ribs and their costochondral junctions, clavicle, spine, mediastinum, heart, hila, pulmonary vessels, and diaphragm. Thoracic radiologists are trained in the intricacies of chest and lung disease processes and are familiar with common blind spots that require nuanced expertise to accurately evaluate.

How It Works

20-50%

of detectable malignant lung lesions are missed or misdiagnosed at the time of their first radiologic appearance.1

90%

of cases in which presumed mistake in lung cancer diagnosis has occurred, the error occurred on the x-ray.2

14-20%

Early detection decreases lung cancer mortality by 14-20% among high-risk populations with CT screening done by a subspecialty radiologist.3

“As an academic thoracic radiologist, I can look for subtle and seemingly unrelated findings to help determine the origin of new or long-standing chest problems.”

Jacobson

Francine Jacobson, MD, FACR

THORACIC RADIOLOGIST

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