Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs.

A pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic shares the lung cancer warning signs he looks for in his own body. The deadly disease ...

SGMC Health recently launched a Lung Nodule Clinic, a specialized center dedicated to the timely evaluation and treatment of ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., killing more people than the next three causes of cancer ...

Dr. Jaime Ungo, a specialist in pulmonology and sleep medicine at Pulmonary Consultants, feels strongly about the importance of lung cancer screening. He earnestly encourages patients to understand ...

A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

The goal of this investigation was to compare the diagnostic performance of radial T1-weighted gradient-echo (radial volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination [VIBE]) MRI, PET, simultaneous ...

Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning tool that estimates the malignancy risk of lung nodules achieved high cancer detection rates while significantly reducing false-positive results. Results ...