During the procedure, a doctor will remove a small tissue sample from your lungs and send it to a laboratory for testing. Scans like a CT scan, MRI scan, or chest X-ray scan may show signs of cancer.

The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance of the proper evaluation of incidentally found lung nodules. The primary goal in the evaluation of these nodules is to ...

Pulmonary nodules smaller than two centimetres can be cured if detected early As part of European Lung Cancer Week, Dr Joseba ...

Doctors often discover them on chest X-rays or CT scans for unrelated conditions. Most lung nodules aren’t cancerous. Possible noncancerous causes include: infections rheumatoid arthritis benign ...

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer to measure the ...

a clinical oncologist at The Nairobi West Hospital dittoes the role of chest CT scans in early lung cancer detection, and why (Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans are the most powerful tool ...

But preliminary results from an Italian team today showed how combining CT scans and a different scanning technique called positron emission tomography (PET) can reliably detect early lung cancer.

An x-ray is the most common type of scan. X-rays can help identify problems like bone fractures, lung-tissue scarring ... a computerized tomography scan (CT or CAT scan) yields sharper images ...

A study found abnormal lung perfusion in long-COVID patients with normal CT scans, highlighting pulmonary vascular issues. At ERS 2024, researchers call for further investigation into the condition.

Qure.ai, a global innovator in medical imaging AI, has announced a pivotal 510(k) FDA clearance for its AI-powered chest CT solution: qCT LN Quant. The new AI solution is now available to support ...