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 ...

VIDAvision (VIDA Diagnostics) is a suite of imaging analysis software applications that provides quantitative CT (QCT) lung volume analysis from CT datasets. It allows for 3D visualisation of lung ...

In a prospective imaging study of 200 adults with lung cancer, photon-counting CT reduced radiation exposure, had fewer ...

If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy smoker, and are between 50 and 80 years old — experts recommend an annual low-dose computerized ...

Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...

Combining patient- and clinician-facing support tools could significantly improve identification of individuals eligible for ...

The Latest in Surgical Management of Stage IIIA Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Tumor Molecular Profiling The burden of lung cancer, which accounts for 27% of all ...

New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74.

Overlay of the patient anatomy with the delivered treatment dose (left). Patient anatomy before (centre) and 12-months after (right) treatment. (Courtesy: Catarina Veiga) Radiation therapy of lung ...

Some experts are calling for universal lung cancer screening.