A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

WASHINGTON – The use of computed tomography, or CT, scans as a screening tool for lung cancer showed fewer people died compared to those screened with a chest X-ray, according to the results of a ...

Advanced CT imaging can reduce deaths from lung cancer by 20% among heavy smokers by detecting tumors at an earlier stage when they are more treatable, according to results released Thursday from the ...

SGMC Health recently launched a Lung Nodule Clinic, a specialized center dedicated to the timely evaluation and treatment of ...

Temple Lung Center says artificial intelligence software makes the already good imaging of chest CT scans even better.

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

Leslie Stoll was an active athlete who had never smoked. She was shocked when a chance scan spotted something unusual.

A COVID-19 patient coughing up blood was found to have cavities in his lungs, according to his doctors. The unnamed 52-year-old man visited Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, three weeks ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Smokers who have a single CT scan to look for lung cancer have a one in ...

“Had I not done that CT scan, I don’t know where I would be today. I’d probably be really sick, and life would have taken on ...