Screening heavy smokers for lung cancer with a CT scan could potentially prevent thousands of deaths from lung cancer a year, a new study suggests. According to the study researchers, if all ...

CT scans of smokers' lungs could reduce lung cancer deaths by 20 percent. June 29, 2011— -- Phyllis Curtis of Baltimore said she might not be alive today if she hadn't heard an advertisement ...

New CT technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a study published in Radiology, a ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and worldwide. About 213,380 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, and the disease is expected to kill 160,390.

When diagnosing lung metastases and second primary lung cancer in patients with head and neck cancer, low-dose CT leads to better sensitivity than chest x-ray but does not lead to improved overall ...

The study assessed 276 lung cancer patients at a cancer center for existing atherosclerosis on staging computed tomography (CT) scans. Atherosclerosis is when plaque builds up in the arteries ...

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Each patient underwent imaging for evaluation and staging of their lung cancer, which included a CT scan of the chest. Additionally, these CT scans could be used to detect atherosclerosis of the ...