“When they go in and out, back and forth, the temperature shifts cause some problems as well, and then that adds to the ...

Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnostic schema improved identification of individuals with poor respiratory ...

“It consists of having a yearly low-dose CT scan of the chest,” said pulmonologist with Avera Medical Group, pulmonary and ...

Researchers have found in two longitudinal cohorts that Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the ...

When diagnosing lung metastases and second primary lung cancer in patients with head and neck cancer, low-dose CT leads to better sensitivity than chest x-ray but does not lead to improved overall ...

Some possible complications are infection, bleeding in the lung, air or fluid buildup in the space between the lung and inner chest wall, blood clots, pneumonia, and pain.

A chest X-ray or CT scan often detects lung nodules—small growths in the lungs—incidentally. While most lung nodules are benign, here’s to finding out if they are cancerous.

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had ...

Did you know that there are different types of lung cancer, and smoking is not the only cause? Get the facts from WebMD.

Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry at the time of lung cancer screening could help identify this ...

Low-dose chest CT scans for lung cancer screening often reveal more, detecting heart disease in 83% of cases.