Thoracic imaging is critical in detecting, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to the lungs and surrounding organs in the chest. Advanced imaging techniques provide vital insight into lung ...

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 ...

Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them ...

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 ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

Chest CT scans taken for routine diagnostic purposes--even those not related to cardiovascular disease concerns--can be used by radiologists to screen for signs of heart disease risk, new research ...

A deep learning–based artificial intelligence (AI) system detected 75.1% of airway nodules, with 0.25 false positives per scan in patients without airway nodules. The system achieved an increased ...

A novel quality improvement project that notified physicians and patients about incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) on prior nongated chest CT scans led to significantly more statin prescriptions ...

Radiologists accurately detected pneumonia in low-dose scans cleaned up by AI Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT ...