New guidelines confirm that for biomarker testing, navigation‑guided bronchoscopy yields lung tissue equal to that from ...

CT scans can show the size, shape, and position of a lung tumor. This screening method can also show enlarged lymph nodes, helping doctors determine whether the lung cancer has spread to other ...

Learn about the benefits, risks, and accuracy of low dose CT scans for lung cancer detection, as well as who should be screened for lung cancer, and how often screening should occur.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT in adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history, which equals at least a pack ...

Experts representing multiple societies and institutions across 14 countries have published guidance for computed tomography (CT) imaging in patients with residual lung abnormalities after COVID-19 ...

Lung cancer screening with annual low-dose CT scans for those at high risk can reduce the lung cancer death rate by up to 20%, but only about 6% of those at high risk are screened. Massachusetts ...

Short-interval CT demonstrated spontaneous resolution of consolidation in more than 50% of lung cancer screening participants, while persistent consolidation showed a 29.8% risk for malignancy.

TAKEAWAY: Lung metastases or second primary lung cancer were identified in 7.4% of patients screened with chest x-ray and in 55.1% of those screened with low-dose CT.