The majority of lung nodules don't cause any symptoms and could indicate either benign or cancerous. While a chest X-ray gives a first look, a CT scan gives a more comprehensive assessment that ...

A new study in England shows a strong link between higher rates of chest x-ray referrals in general practice patients with symptoms, such as persistent cough, and earlier lung cancer diagnoses, along ...

Overall, the one-time LDCT diagnostic performance in the non-risk-based screening population had a sensitivity of 96.6%, a ...

Records of more than 170,000 lung cancer patients combined with chest x-ray rates from 7,400 GP practices were analyzed in the ground-breaking research led by the University of Sheffield.

Lung-related chest pain can be diagnosed with the help of a chest X-ray, a CT scan of the chest, or blood tests like D-dimer. Gastrointestinal-related chest pain generally requires an endoscopy.

General practitioners (GPs) may soon be able to identify patients with an increased risk of lung cancer up to four months ...

Layoffs halt black lung protection programs for miners NIOSH and MSHA programs suspended amid Trump administration cuts Miners face increased risk as safety regulations enforcement weakens OAK ...

An interdisciplinary team comprising faculty and doctoral students from the Department of Anthropology and Computer Science ...

The clearances include applications intended to assist radiologists in the interpretation and detection of chest X-rays for lung nodules and ... Rayvolve®, enhances X-ray diagnostics, improving ...

SAN ANTONIO — If you aren't a smoker, you may think you are out of the woods when it comes to lung cancer. Not only can non-smokers get it, but a new study says the number of non-smokers getting ...