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 ...

LSU Health New Orleans researchers developed 3D digital models from CT scans of COVID-19 patients to visually evaluate the distribution of the infection in patients’ respiratory systems. The research ...

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 ...

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 ...

The CT scan holds the promise of detecting lung cancer early, when it can be surgically removed and possibly cured, reports medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay. But there still are some questions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...