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 ...

A controversial study suggests that computed tomography (CT) scans catch lung cancer early in smokers and other high-risk people, enabling doctors to intervene when they still can improve a patient’s ...

If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy smoker, and are between 50 and 80 years old — experts recommend an annual low-dose computerized ...

Overlay of the patient anatomy with the delivered treatment dose (left). Patient anatomy before (centre) and 12-months after (right) treatment. (Courtesy: Catarina Veiga) Radiation therapy of lung ...

More Americans die each year from lung cancer than from any other type of cancer. Lung cancer accounts for almost 25% of all cancer deaths — more than colon, prostate and breast cancers combined. That ...

Nov. 10, 2005 — -- Colleen Crayton smoked for more than 40 years before she quit. After hearing of Peter Jennings' battle with lung cancer, she decided to ask for a CT lung scan even though she ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (Nov. 29, 2022) – New CT technology outperforms conventional CT in detecting subtle damage in the lungs of patients with persistent symptoms of COVID-19, according to a new study ...

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT can detect extensive coronary artery calcium (CAC), an independent predictor of all-cause death and cardiovascular events, new research suggests. Gary Small, ...

A new study of lung anatomy may explain why 1 in 4 cases of COPD--a lung disease most often linked to smoking--occur in people who have never smoked, a fact that has long perplexed researchers. The ...