While a chest X-ray gives a first look, a CT scan gives a more comprehensive assessment that helps identify the nodule's size, form, and features. To differentiate benign nodules from those that ...

It may be ordered: A chest X-ray is most useful when a person is having an attack. This is because the lungs will generally return to normal once the symptoms clear, unlike a related condition ...

A new study in England shows a strong link between higher rates of chest x-ray referrals in general practice patients with symptoms, such as persistent cough, and earlier lung cancer diagnoses, along ...

For patients dealing with lingering respiratory symptoms from the coronavirus, a simple chest X-ray can now reveal its impact on the lungs. The two-dimensional (2D) scans simply can't distinguish ...

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...