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© 2014 St. Paul Radiology The experts agree. All heavy smokers should be screened. This test is recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force 1 . The National Lung Screening Trial 2 shows a 20% mortality reduction. The USPSTF recommends annual Low Dose CT for patients who meet criteria. Easy, quick and painless. This simple test can detect lung cancer at its earliest, most curable stage. The low-dose noncontrast CT scan is quick, painless and performed by experts who will put your patients at ease. The radiation exposure is less than the background radiation that the average Minnesotan receives in a year and 5 to 10 times less than a conventional CT. Evidence-base management of incidental findings. Our radiologists are mindful of patient anxiety and clinician frustration when an "incidental finding" is discovered. With access to virtually all of your patient's prior imaging and strict application of up-to-date evidence-based guidelines, the radiologists of SPR are able to provide a benign diagnosis that requires no additional follow-up imaging for most incidental findings. Low cost. Covered by insurance. The cost is $99. The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) mandates insurance companies provide full coverage of screening tests recommended by the USPSTF with no out of pocket expense for the patient 3 . Financial assistance is available for Medicare patients and those without insurance who meet criteria for screening. To schedule a low cost Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose CT at one of our 5 convenient imaging centers call 651.222.LUNG (5864) *Packs Per Day X Years Smoked = Pack Years 1. Ann Intern Med. 31 December 2013, 2. N Engl J Med 2011: 365:395-409, 3. HR 3590 section 2713 (a)(1) 5 Imaging Centers and 63 Area Hospital and Clinic Locations served 24/7/365. Subspecialties: Body Imaging • Breast Imaging • General Radiology • Interventional Radiology Interventional Neuroradiology • Molecular Imaging • Musculoskeletal Radiology • Neuroradiology Nuclear Medicine • Pediatric Radiology • Spine Imaging • Vein Care • Women's Imaging Imaging Services: Bone Density • Colonography • CT – Computed Tomography • Mammography MRI/Open MRI • Pain Management Injections • PET/CT • Sedation • Ultrasound • X-Ray Providers with questions about Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screenings contact: Peter B. Wold, M.D. pwold@stpaulrad.com 651.602.7235 Follow us. StPaulRad.com Your patients between 55 and 80 who have smoked 30 pack years* or have quit within the past 15 years meet the criteria for LUNG CANCER SCREENING with LOW DOSE CT Your patients between 55 and 80 who have smoked 30 pack years* or have quit within the past 15 years meet the criteria for LUNG CANCER SCREENING with LOW DOSE CT A simple test could help save her life.