The effectiveness of deep learning model in differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules on spiral CT

Pulmonary nodule, one of the most common clinical phenomena, is an irregular circular lesion with a diameter of ⩽ 3 cm in the lungs, which can be classified as benign or malignant. Differentiating benign and malignant pulmonary nodules has an essential effect on clinical medical diagnosis.