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. They might surprise you because lung nodules generally do not cause symptoms, ...

Chest wall tumors are benign or malignant growths that develop anywhere along your chest wall. Doctors use imaging tests and a biopsy to diagnose them. Surgery is often a needed treatment.

According to provincial data, the median wait time for a CT scan increased to 30 weeks at Health Sciences Centre in August. This is more than four times the seven-week wait that was seen during ...

A doctor has been struck off after he was caught urinating in a hospital sink twice and telling a patient she needed a CT scan 'to see if she had a brain'. Dr Graham Evangele Eli Michael Holmes ...

The experienced doctor also said in front of a patient that a CT scan was to be carried out 'to see if she had a brain'. Dr Holmes told the General Medical Council (GMC) he couldn't remember if he ...

GGOs indicate abnormalities in the lungs. A healthcare provider can detect GGOs on a chest CT scan as the result of a range of lung diseases. GGOs point to increased density in the lungs ...

This three-day course is designed to provide radiologists with the skills and understanding necessary to interpret high-resolution CT of the chest for diffuse lung diseases ... approach to ...

Two lung-nodule computer-aided detection (CAD) systems have demonstrated reduced sensitivity on low- versus standard-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for ... low-dose chest CT examinations ...

Sometimes, the chest X-ray or CT scan will reveal fluid buildup between the lung and ... A biopsy sample can be obtained from the chest wall with CT or ultrasound guidance, under local anesthesia, or ...

A needle lung biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure that involves inserting a long, thin needle through your chest wall to remove a small sample of lung tissue. Your healthcare provider will use a ...

CT scans give doctors a look inside the body that gives far more information about the spatial relationship of structures than a plain X-ray can. And as it turns out, CT scans are pretty handy for ...