(HealthDay)—For individuals without airflow obstruction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), greater emphysema-like lung on computed tomography (CT) is associated with all-cause mortality, ...

For adults with a history of smoking undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, emphysema is predictive of mortality up to 25 years, according to a study published ...

People whose lungs displayed signs of emphysema in computed tomography (CT) scans were at greater mortality risk, even those without airflow obstruction or without chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic ...

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...

CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Lung cancer is the primary ...

Incidentally detected pulmonary nodules often pose a diagnostic dilemma. In its 2017 guidelines, the Fleischner society recommends either positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both visual and quantitative CT assessments of emphysema were associated with greater odds of lung cancer, ...

Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that CT scans can help identify smokers at risk of emphysema. The team discovered that smokers who have very subtle signs of emphysema, but still have ...

Using CT scans to measure blood flow in smokers' lungs may offer a way to identify smokers most at risk of emphysema, according to a University of Iowa study. The discovery may also improve ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can provide fully automated quantification of emphysema, offering potential as a tool for image-based diagnosis and quantification of emphysema severity, ...

Chronic bronchitis is an established phenotype with a clinical definition, associated outcomes, and targeted treatments. [1] The same cannot be said for emphysema, but a recently published letter [2] ...