Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radi ...

COVID, the flu, and RSV are among the ... a chest X-ray, or a CT scan to pinpoint the type of pneumonia you have, but it’s not always possible to identify the offending germ, according to ...

Denoised ultra-low dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation dose of standard CT, according to a study published today in Radiology: ...

While chest CT is frequently used to diagnose and monitor lung function of adults with long COVID, it is not typically recommended in children because it exposes the patient to ionizing radiation ...

In rare cases, Covid can lead patients to develop pneumonia and leave scarring and small masses of tissue, called nodules, throughout the lungs. Those scars can make it harder to breathe.