Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a major tool in the evolution of thoracic care, as clinicians work to catch lung cancer earlier to provide better prognosis.

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

New findings support the integration of PET/CT prior to biopsy in patients with intermediate-to-high-risk lung nodules.

A win for patients and pulmonologists alike, a major advancement in lung cancer detection has arrived at both of Topeka’s major hospitals–robotic-assisted bronchoscopy technology.

Prepandemic severe spirometric obstruction, spirometric restriction, and increased emphysema on CT are linked to higher risk for severe COVID-19.

These fissures are used for the diagnosis of lung cancer and the analysis of pulmonary conformation. We have proposed (see Kubo, M. et al, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci, vol.46, p.2128-33, 1999) an automatic ...

CT scans are more detailed than regular X-rays. They can be used to diagnose lung diseases, watch disease progression, and assess response to treatment. Pulmonary function tests. These are tests that ...

CT examinations, also called CT scans (or “CAT scans”), are excellent for showing bones and osteophytes (bone spurs). CT examinations are also useful in providing guidance for therapeutic and ...

A CT scan is a diagnostic imaging exam that uses X-ray technology to produce images of the inside of the body. A CT scan can show detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, ...

Abstract: Pulmonary embolism (PE) affects up to 600,000 patients and contributes to at least 100,000 deaths every year in the United States alone. Diagnosis of PE can be difficult as most symptoms are ...

But the legislative session is a complicated process, prone to last-minute changes, and this bill tracker is updated manually by CT Mirror reporters and editors. It will be refreshed regularly ...