nodule
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The same AI pattern-recognition that’s learning to spot breast tumors is being applied to thyroid screening, lung nodule detection and colonoscopies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The discovery was made after the Democrat politician reported urinary symptoms which led doctors to find a small nodule on his prostate.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
The diagnosis occurred last week, following a urinary screening that revealed a small nodule in his prostate, which revealed the aggressive Stage 4 prostate cancer, according to the statement.
From Slate ● May 20, 2025
After separating out the minerals, the mining ships then pipe back overboard the processed waters, sediment and mining “fines,” which are the small particles of the ground-up nodule ore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
“Right,” he said, and gripped a golden nodule that protruded from the trunk.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Tyler suffered nodules on her vocal cords and underwent surgery to remove them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"It was her leg which was stuck within a rock cleft, and there was some space around the side of it and also nodules of rock which were stopping it from coming out," Rees said.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
"We can't quite explain yet why the nodules appear where they do," Seeger said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
"If commercial mining goes ahead then there will be quite widespread impacts," Sweetman said, adding that "these nodules are home to a variety of diverse fauna".
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Within two weeks, some of the nodules had grown to two centimeters —about the size of Henrietta’s tumor when she went in for her radium treatments.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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