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 ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disease often goes undetected until it reaches an ...

It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung ...

Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.

This content was provided by GW Hospital. Keith Mortman, MD, FACS, FCCP, is a fellowship-trained thoracic surgeon and director of the GW Cancer Center Division of Thoracic Surgery. Here, he discusses ...

Lung cancer is one of the major causes of cancer-related fatalities in the global society, particularly due to its late diagnosis in most cases. Early diagnosis has great benefits in terms of survival ...