Lung RADS 1: Negative. No lung nodules OR Nodule with benign features:
Complete, central, popcorn, or concentric ring calcifications OR Fat-containing
Lung RADS 2: Benign - Based on imaging features or indolent behavior
Juxtapleural nodule:
- < 10 mm (524 mm3) mean diameter at baseline or new.
- Solid; smooth margins; and oval, lentiform, or triangular shape
Solid nodule:
- < 6 mm (< 113 mm3) at baseline OR
- New < 4 mm (< 34 mm3)
Part solid nodule:
< 6 mm total mean diameter (< 113 mm ) at baseline.
Lung RADS 3: Probably Benign - Based on imaging features or behavior
- Solid nodule:
- ≥ 6 to < 8 mm (≥ 113 to < 268 mm3) at baseline OR new 4 mm to < 6 mm (34 to < 113 mm3).
Part solid nodule:
- ≥ 6 mm total mean diameter (≥ 113 mm3) with solid component < 6 mm (< 113 mm3) at baseline OR new < 6 mm total mean diameter (< 113 mm3)
Non solid nodule (GGN):
≥ 30 mm (≥ 14,137 mm ) at baseline or new.
Atypical pulmonary cyst:
- Growing cystic component (mean diameter) of a thick-walled cyst
Lung RADS 4A: Suspicious
Solid nodule:
- ≥ 8 to < 15 mm (≥ 268 to < 1,767 mm3) at baseline OR
- Growing < 8 mm (< 268 mm3) OR new 6 to < 8 mm (113 to < 268 mm3).
Part solid nodule:
- ≥ 6 mm total mean diameter (≥ 113 mm3) with solid component ≥ 6 mm to < 8 mm (≥ 113 to < 268 mm3) at baseline OR new or growing< 4 mm (< 34 mm3) solid component.
Airway nodule, segmental or more proximal - at baseline.
Atypical pulmonary cyst:
- Thick-walled cyst OR
- Multilocular cyst at baseline OR Thin- or thick-walled cyst that becomes multilocular
Lung RADS 4B: Very Suspicious
Airway nodule, segmental or more proximal - stable or growing.
Solid nodule:
- ≥ 15 mm (≥ 1767 mm3) at baseline OR new or growing≥ 8 mm (≥ 268 mm3)
Part solid nodule:
- Solid component≥ 8 mm (≥ 268 mm3) at baseline OR new or growing≥ 4 mm (≥ 34 mm ) solid component
Atypical pulmonary cyst:
- Thick-walled cyst with growing wall thickness/nodularity OR
- Growing multilocular cyst (mean diameter) OR Multilocular cyst with increased loculation or new/increased opacity (nodular, ground glass, or consolidation)