A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks the lung’s arteries. Blood clots do not show on chest X-rays. However, these X-rays may help doctors rule out other health conditions with similar ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays, radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study ...

A chest X-ray can usually detect active tuberculosis (TB) but not latent TB. In either case, you’ll need a sputum test to confirm a diagnosis. Doctors often use chest X-rays to help diagnose active ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When assisted by artificial intelligence, physicians achieved a higher diagnostic accuracy in interpreting chest ...

The National Lung Health Initiative aims to put these two breathing organs front and centre in health policy and awareness.

A novel form of chest X-ray imaging could help clinicians detect pneumothorax more quickly and with greater confidence.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With this detection ability, asthma and COPD could be more clearly displayed to clinicians during screening, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using chest scans to screen for lung cancer in people who've never smoked and have no symptoms might help catch cancers early and decrease the disease's death toll, ...

Interventionalists don’t often order a CXR ahead of time, but when it’s already been done, some find the added info useful.