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The program is based on the findings of the National Lung Screening Trial, a study that compared CT scans and standard chest X-rays in detecting lung cancer. CT scans use X-rays to obtain a multiple-image scan of the entire chest, while a standard chest X-ray produces a single image of the whole chest.
Low-dose CT scans could reduce mortality in lung cancer patients by up to 20 percent, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. From Aug. 2002 through April 2004, researchers of the National Lung Screening Trial Research Team ...
AZmed, one of the leading companies in artificial intelligence (AI) for radiology, announced today the CE marking of AZnod, its first AI tool for computed tomography (CT) within the new Rayscan® product line.
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Early lung cancer screening among people at risk saves lives. Why don't more doctors send patients to get it done?
WEEK. THANKS, DALENCIA. IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, NOVEMBER IS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND HEALTH EXPERTS ARE URGING THOSE WHO SMOKE TO GET SCREENED. AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS DOCTOR ROBERT BROOKLYN WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER ...
When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer false-positive results. This conclusion, from a study ...
CHI Memorial, in partnership with GO2 for Lung Cancer, announces the addition of a second Breathe. Easy. mobile lung CT coach. Officials said, "The revolutionary concept takes an important cancer screening out into the communities where people live and ...
Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have improved survival rates, lung cancer continues to affect many ...