For Pieter Schoegje, a smoker for 45 years, a CT scan helped diagnose his lung cancer and COPD. Schoegje was successfully treated for his lung cancer and is taking medication for the COPD.

Researchers at National Jewish Health evaluating computerized tomography (CT) scans of emphysema progression in the COPDGene® study showed that, during a span of 10 years, participants with pre ...

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 ...

From September 2020 to December 2022, 54 immunocompromised patients with fevers were referred to Dr. Klug's division to undergo two chest CT scans: a normal dose scan and an ultra-low dose scan.