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 ...

Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them ...

Boston, MA - Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease by coronary 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can be used for ruling out ACS in subjects presenting with chest pain to ...

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Public Health, researchers demonstrated that vasculature-like signals (N) in chest computed tomography (CT) scans could serve as robust imaging biomarkers ...

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 ...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the U.S. have been plagued by a seemingly never-ending stream of shortages: of personal protective equipment, ICU beds, ...

Chest CT revealed persistent lung abnormalities in patients two years after COVID-19, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This ...

NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) -- Artificial intelligence is very controversial in many quarters. But in some areas of medicine, it's becoming an invaluable tool. Carolyn Klair handled her COPD for 25 years, but ...