Benign lung nodules can have a few different causes. These include current and past infections in the lungs and inflammation in the body from a condition like rheumatoid arthritis. A lung nodule is a ...

Picture this: Your doctor orders an imaging test like a chest X-ray in preparation for an upcoming procedure, and the results show a small white spot in the center of your lungs—a pulmonary or lung ...

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 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 ...

When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer ...

Reduced-dose computed tomography (CT) can safely be used to detect lung metastasis in pediatric patients with various cancers without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy, a study published in the American ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) computer vision is making significant adoption as an assistive tool for medical clinicians. A new study published in Radiology shows how AI machine learning can detect ...

Characteristics and behavior of invasive breast cancer developed despite prior oophorectomy. Prevalence of anal squamous intraepithelial lesions in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-dose chest CT screening resulted in “notable detection” of lung nodules among never smokers, researchers ...