(HealthDay News) — Chest computed tomography (CT) is increasingly being used, and can provide additional insight, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published in ...

CT measurements may support patient satisfaction along the continuum of COPD phenotypes, and imaging phenotypes could explain a proportion of COPD heterogeneity, researchers reported in Annals of the ...

The study involved 173 patients with COPD and 176 healthy controls, recruited between December 2017 and June 2023.

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic ...

The size ratio between two major arteries, which can be seen on CT scans, can be a reliable indicator that a patient's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will get worse, according to a new ...

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 ...

Residual lung abnormalities after discharge from the hospital included fibrosis (scarring), thickening, honeycombing, cystic changes, dilation of the bronchi, and more, the study found. The study also ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning tool that estimates the malignancy risk of lung nodules achieved high cancer ...

Chest X-rays are an effective method to assess your lungs and heart. It is often considered when a patient complains of symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and persistent cough. Often ...

In a recent study published in the Radiology journal, researchers performed the longitudinal evaluation of chest computerized tomography (CT) findings along with pulmonary function in coronavirus ...