The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance of the proper evaluation of incidentally found lung nodules. The primary goal in the evaluation of these nodules is to ...

These include lung nodules (“spots” on the lung) found in routine imaging — like chest X-rays or computed tomography (CT) scans — or in lung cancer screening CTs. Up to 25 percent of patients may have ...

In contrast, he says a chest CT scan provides detailed images ... allows for the detection of tiny nodules and is especially useful for diagnosing lung cancer at its most treatable stage ...

A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

Among 12,773 participants, 261 (2.0%) were diagnosed with lung cancer, including 163 (1.3%) with screen-detected cancer and 98 (0.8%) with delayed screen-detected cancer after nodule follow-up CT.

We have built a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, we use AI technology to help identify lung nodules on CT scans that are performed on any CT scan done in the Queen’s Health System ...

Postoperative surveillance included regular computed tomography (CT) scans that revealed changes ... along with a new nodule in the right upper lung. A subsequent bronchoscopy confirmed a ...