Building a better CT scanner

Computed tomography (CT) scanning, which creates detailed 3D images of bones, soft tissues, and organs, is better than ...
The StarPhoenix

Saskatoon PET scan closure causes lung cancer patient to look out of province

For two months, Neufeld’s father, diagnosed with lung cancer, has been unable to receive a positron emission tomography scan ...

Saskatchewan’s only PET/CT scanner offline, leaving patients waiting

The only machine in Saskatchewan is down, leaving patients with limited options. The NDP says this is not the first time this has happened, and the province needs more scanners.
Newspoint on MSN

A major achievement for India: AI will detect diseases like tumors and lung nodules; the country's first unique clinic has been launched.

India's first government-run AI clinic has opened at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida.
Thorax

Disparities in lung function trajectories among tobacco-exposed individuals

Background The relationship of social determinants of health (SDOH), environmental exposures and medical history to lung function trajectories is underexplored. A better understanding of these ...

President Trump Received A CT Scan, Not An MRI. Here’s What That Is And What It Means

A radiologist and public health expert breaks down what we know about President Trump's CT scan, and what this means for his ...
The Independent on MSN

The nine minor health issues that could be early signs of lung cancer

The nine minor health issues that could be early signs of lung cancer - As the NHS offers a ‘revolutionary’ blood test, here ...

Digital self-service program boosts lung cancer screening rates

A new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of North ...

Robotic-assisted technology diagnoses lung cancer more quickly

When Leslie Keebler contracted the flu last winter, early-stage lung cancer was not on her radar. The 62-year-old from ...

Dear Doctor: How often should people older than 65 get the RSV vaccination?

ANSWER: Along with influenza and COVID, RSV is yet another virus that causes respiratory disease in adults -- one that is ...

Dr. Roach: Why X-rays aren't used to screen patients for cancer

During this period of time, we (the family) went regularly for chest X-rays and some kind of test that involved a needle in ...
thorax.bmj

Associations of interstitial lung disease subtype and CT pattern with lung function and survival

Background Prior work suggests different interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) that share the radiological usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern have an overall worse prognosis. However, ...