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 ...

A large government study has found that routine chest X-rays, once a common type of screening, do not prevent lung cancer deaths. The study included more than 150,000 older Americans, with those who ...

The drive to test healthy people for common cancers rests on the idea that finding malignancies early can trigger life-saving treatment. But the evidence that some of the tests will actually reduce ...

Dr. John Boehmer answers the question: 'Can X-rays Help Diagnose Heart Failure?' — -- Question: Does a chest X-ray help diagnose heart failure, and what else might it tell my doctor? Answer: A ...

X-ray dark-field chest imaging – a new technique touted as the most significant advance in standard chest X-ray in 100 years – has shown for the first time that it may help diagnose lung disease in ...

Lung cancer screening programmes using chest X-ray and sputum cytology are routinely performed in Japan; however, the efficacy is insufficient. Screening using low-dose computed tomography (CT) is a ...

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 ...

An increased utilisation of chest x-ray (CXR) in general practice is associated with lung cancer diagnosis at an early stage and improved survival outcomes. Practices with the highest CXR rates are ...

Achieving earlier stage diagnosis is one option for improving lung cancer outcomes in the United Kingdom. Patients with lung cancer typically present with symptoms to general practitioners several ...

Lung ultrasound has been shown to be highly effective and safe for diagnosing pneumonia in children and a potential substitute for chest X-ray, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of ...

A woman says AI saved her life after a lung cancer x-ray. Liz Couser, 76, was referred for an scan by her GP after ...