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 ...

Routine chest X-rays do not prevent lung cancer deaths, not even in smokers or former smokers, according to a big government study challenging a once common type of screening. In the study of more ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a significant link between the frequency of chest x-ray referrals from GPs and earlier diagnosis and improved survival rates for lung cancer patients. Research from ...

Chest X-rays are usually ordered only when medically indicated by symptoms such as persistent cough or unexplained weight ...

Records of more than 170,000 lung cancer patients combined with chest x-ray rates from 7,400 GP practices were analysed in the new research led by the University of Sheffield The study, published in ...

Chest X-rays have become a common practice these days, whether it is for routine check-ups or for the medical examination of a new job. But are these screenings actually healthy or do they carry ...

New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has identified methods for improving artificial intelligence (AI) diagnosis of heart and lung conditions using X-ray. In a paper recently ...

Scientists in Japan have developed an AI deep-learning model that can determine a person's age by studying X-rays of their chest. The breakthrough could be pivotal in helping to intervene if there are ...

Chest X-rays "could provide a rapid, cost-effective diagnosis of COVID-19," a team of radiologists at Louisiana State University Health New Orleans found, Science Daily reports. When cases were ...

At similar radiation doses, ultra-low-dose CT (ULDCT) achieved superior image quality using AI-enhanced iterative reconstruction than chest x-rays for assessing cystic fibrosis-related lung disease in ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform that detects COVID-19 by analyzing X-ray images of the lungs. Called DeepCOVID-XR, the machine-learning ...