Recent findings suggest CT scans could be a major cancer risk, but some critics don’t think the estimates add up.
US FDA assent for 4D Medical’s CT VQ ventilation perfusion device described by the company as a “transformational milestone”.
MRI does not use ionizing radiation, so there is not a risk of cancer as there is from excess X-rays and CT scans.
In October, NYU plans to start checking newly acquired CT scans for osteoporosis, a large scale experiment in "opportunistic ...
Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., but screening rates for this deadly disease are ...
Quitting smoking greatly improves health, but the risk of lung cancer persists due to lasting effects of tobacco. Complete ...
The most common way to assess lung age is through a spirometry test. In this procedure, a person takes a deep breath and then ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I had a pituitary tumor that was discovered over 25 years ago. For years, I had an MRI with and without dye every six months. Then it changed to once a year. Can you get damage from ...
Franciscan Health will offer free lung scans next month. The Mishawaka-based health care system will offer free scans during the week of Nov. 4 to recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month. It's offering ...
Nocturnal gastro-esophageal reflux (nGER) has no significant link to pulmonary abnormalities in middle-aged adults.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease where the air sacs and tissue in the lungs get stiff and scarred. This makes it harder to breathe and perform everyday activities. The ...
A cutting-edge robot-assisted bronchoscope can reach very small tumors growing in the lung's deepest recesses, researchers ...