Using just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published today in Radiology ...

A CT scan gives a more detailed view than a regular X-ray. It can be used to check for blood clots in the lungs, which a chest X-ray can’t do. A CT scan can also pick up much smaller detail ...

Learn about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis and testing, including spirometry and the electrocardiogram (EKG). ... The same is true of CT scans and other imaging tests.

Your doctor may also order a chest x-ray to rule out other conditions, or a CT scan to help diagnose conditions such as ...

The accuracy of an artificial neural network in identifying COPD and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, stage was similar with use of single-phase CT or inspiratory ...

Low-dose CT scans are quick, easy test that could save so many lives from lung cancer. Yet only about 6% of the eligible smokers and former smokers get it. And few do it regularly.

Now, he’s encouraging others to get their CAT scan. To be eligible, patients must be between the ages of 50 and 80, smoking a minimum of one pack a day for 20 years, or if you’ve quit smoking ...

Mucus plugs that completely blocked airways on chest CT scans, found in medium- to large-sized airways (approximately 2-10-mm lumen diameter), were categorized as affecting 0, 1 to 2, or 3 or more ...

Men with a history of heavy smoking who have a CT scan to look for lung cancer could benefit from a simultaneous check for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Dutch researchers suggest. It's ...