According to a 2022 study published in the JAMA, lung, or pulmonary, nodules are identified in approximately 10.6 lakh people per year in the US and are detected on about 30% of chest CT scans.

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 ...

The results of the study were published in Radiology. Incidental lung nodules are common findings on chest CT and in high-risk groups are more likely to be a sign of early-stage lung cancer.

We present the case of a 45-year-old man who reported 2 years of cough and expectoration and 1 year of dyspnoea. He had a ...

A) The term “shadow” on the lung actually means an area that appears more dense on an X-ray or CT scan than normal lung tissue. Causes include infections, inflammation, benign nodules and ...

In contrast, he says a chest CT scan provides detailed ... imaging allows for the detection of tiny nodules and is especially useful for diagnosing lung cancer at its most treatable stage ...

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT could have saved tens of thousands of lives — if only we'd listened to the data back ...

These include lung nodules (“spots” on the lung) found in routine imaging — like chest X-rays or computed tomography (CT) scans — or in lung cancer screening CTs. Up to 25 percent of patients may have ...

Amit Gupta, MD, discussed a new collaboration between University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Qure.ai that aims to ...