Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy smoker, and are between 50 and 80 years old — experts recommend an annual low-dose computerized ...

A quantitative radiomic analysis of non-contrast chest CT scans may non-invasively distinguish lung tumourlets from benign ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Low-dose CT scans are saving lives by finding lung cancer earlier. However, those tests have an even bigger value in overall health. Lung cancer survival has risen since the US ...

Out of 1,251 initially eligible individuals, 560 individuals without chest CT scans at hospital admission, 56 individuals with poor computed tomography scan quality, 294 individuals with entirely ...

Several new studies present peer-reviewed cases of COVID-19 in order to ensure that the disease is diagnosed as rapidly as possible, and thus help prevent an overwhelming spike in infections in any ...

Medical imagery of people suffering from COVID-19—the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus—shows how the condition affects the lungs of patients. CT scans have become the "first line of ...

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 ...