As lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada, screening programs across the country have introduced low-dose CT for people at risk of lung cancer. These CTs can also easily identify ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...

Model and clinical segmentation examples. (A) 71-year-old female with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from the internal test set. (B) 87-year-old male with NSCLC from the external test set. Both ...

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 ...

While these advanced imaging tools save lives by detecting injuries and illness, mounting evidence suggests they may come with long-term consequences that patients need to understand before agreeing ...

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Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for the CT chest scans that could have spotted tumors early and extended their lives, new ...

Doctors discovered Anna Cole, 13, had a 5-pound benign tumor in her chest. Jan. 13, 2012— -- Anna Cole was only 10 years old when doctors found a tumor the size of a volleyball growing in the ...

A new deep learning model shows promise in detecting and segmenting lung tumors, according to a study published today in Radiology. The findings of the study could have important implications for lung ...