I am a 76-year-old woman in what I thought was excellent health. On a recent coronary calcium CT scan that was ordered because of my age and slightly elevated cholesterol, an incidental finding was ...

I am a 76-year-old woman in what I thought was excellent health. On a recent coronary calcium CT scan that was ordered because of my age and slightly elevated cholesterol, an incidental finding was ...

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs.

According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

The goal of this investigation was to compare the diagnostic performance of radial T1-weighted gradient-echo (radial volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination [VIBE]) MRI, PET, simultaneous ...

When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought ...

"...she goes don’t bite me, and I goes no i ain’t going to bite you - I don’t have my dentures. I’ll gum you," said patient.

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 ...

Low-dose CT scans could reduce mortality in lung cancer patients by up to 20 percent, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. From Aug. 2002 through April 2004, researchers ...

I am a 76-year-old woman in what I thought was excellent health. On a recent coronary calcium CT scan that was ordered ...