Table 8 Statistics regarding 10 repeated translations of a chest CT report

Description

Lung CT screen without contrast

6

4

-

-

Scanned on February 13, 2023

2

8

-

-

Indication

Lung cancer screening

10

-

-

-

Patient smoked 30 or more packs per year

4

-

4

2

Comparison

February 11, 2022

2

8

-

-

Technic

Low dose axial CT, “as low as reasonably achievable” protocol

10

-

-

-

Findings

     Lung nodules

Lung nodule 1: nodule in right upper lobe, 4.9 mm x 3.4 mm, stable

-

-

10

-

Lung nodule 2: pleura-based nodule in right middle lobe, 4.6 mm, stable

-

-

10

-

Lung nodule 3: nonsolid round nodule in right lower lobe, 4.2 mm, stable

-

-

10

-

Lung nodule 4: nonsolid subpleural round nodule in right lower lobe 4.6 mm, stable

-

-

10

-

Lung nodule 5: subpleural nodule in right lower lobe, right lower lobe, 3 mm, stable

-

-

10

-

No new nodules

1

9

-

-

     Lung

Linear atelectasis and/or scarring in the right upper lobe, right middle lobe, lingula, and left lower lobe is mild

10

-

-

-

Mild emphysema in the upper lung fields with minor central bronchial wall thickening bilaterally

2

-

8

-

     Pleura

No pleural thickening or effusion

10

-

-

-

No pneumothorax

10

-

-

-

     Heart

Heart size normal

10

-

-

-

No pericardial effusion

10

-

-

-

     Coronary artery calcification

None

10

-

-

-

     Mediastinum/ Hilum/Axillla

No adenopathy

8

2

-

-

     Other

Normal caliber thoracic aorta with minor atherosclerotic change

1

9

-

-

Conclusion

     Overall Lung-RADS category

2-benign appearance or behavior

10

-

-

-

     Based on lesion

ID multiple right-sided pulmonary nodules largest in the right upper lobe measuring 4.9 mm

2

8

-

-

     Management recommendation

Continue annual screening with low dose CT in 12 months, February 2024

10

-

-

-

S findings

Minor sequela of COPD

10

-

-

-