PURPOSE:: The purpose of this study was to describe the baseline characteristics and results of the initial 18 months of our clinical computed tomography (CT) @entity2 screening program in an ethnically diverse, poor, predominantly overweight, and @entity28 population, which differs dramatically from the National Lung Screening Trial population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: All @entity1 had a physician referral for @entity2 screening and met National Lung Screening Trial eligibility criteria. Infrastructure developed for the program included a standardized results report [Bronx score of 1 to 5 (modeled on BI-RADS)] for the electronic medical record and a dedicated bilingual screening coordinator. If the @entity1 's insurance did not cover CT screening, a fee of  75 was charged. RESULTS:: A total of 320 @entity1 [54% (174) @entity1 , mean age 64 y] underwent @entity2 screening from December 18, 2012 to July 3, 2014. The median pack-years was 47, and 68% (218) were current smokers. Twenty-six percent (84) were white, and 70% (223) were overweight (101) or @entity28 (122). The @entity2 prevalence was 2.2% (7/320). Seventy-eight percent (7/9) of @entity1 with CT findings positive for @entity2 (score 5a, 5b) had proven @entity2 ; 1 had stage 1 (1B) disease, and 6 had stage IIA or higher disease. The false-positive rate for a Bronx score >= 3 was 19% (60). Medicare and Medicaid insure 80% of the institution's overall population but only 38% (121) of the CT screening @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS:: CT screening is feasible in a diverse inner-city population with the support of a robust infrastructure. Further study is needed to determine whether CT screening will confer a mortality benefit in this population.

Computed Tomography Screening for XXXX : Preliminary Results in a Diverse Urban Population.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['initial CT lung cancer', 'lung cancer', 'CT lung cancer'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese']
@entity2 :: (MESH:D008175,Disease) :: ['Lung Cancer']
