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 ...

Lung scans are “basically a CAT scan of their lungs” that usually takes less than 10 minutes to complete, according to Christi Snow, a nurse and lung nodule navigator in the pulmonology ward at Norman ...

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.

To explain the nuances of lung cancer imaging ... can detect cancer in lymph nodes and organs that appear normal on a chest CT scan. “Since PET scans cover a larger area of the body, from ...

What Do Ground-Glass Opacities Look Like? Normal lung tissue appears black on a CT scan, but GGOs are lightly colored or gray patches. They resemble ground glass, which is still transparent but ...

Since June 2024, the CNOS Imaging Center in Dakota Dunes has provided low-dose CT lung screenings. “This is more of a ...

A NEW study has developed a machine learning (ML) model capable of predicting lung perfusion in pulmonary embolism (PE) ...

That's where screening can make a difference. Low-dose CT scans: A quick screening tool that could save your life Lung cancer screening typically involves a low-dose CT scan, which takes just a few ...