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 ...

IU Health's mobile lung unit offers low-dose CT scans for high-risk individuals in Indiana, promoting early detection and ...

Hi, I’m Chak Reddy. My job involves using different tools to find and treat conditions—like cancer—in the lungs. Many patients I see are suffering from advanced lung cancer, which means they’ve been ...

In a prospective imaging study of 200 adults with lung cancer, photon-counting CT reduced radiation exposure, yielded fewer ...

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 ...

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 ...

One thing that can show on a CT scan or X-ray is a degree of haziness referred to as opacity. This can indicate a concern, but your doctor may want more testing to determine the cause of any potential ...