The lawsuit was filed by Maria Healey on behalf of her brother, Andrew Gabor, who died from a pulmonary embolism last year.

For example, low-dose chest CT scans performed for lung cancer screening use lower doses than multi-phase abdominal/pelvic CT scans that are required to stage a person with pancreatic cancer.

The study involved 173 patients with COPD and 176 healthy controls, recruited between December 2017 and June 2023.

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says.

Doctors may use CT scans to help them measure a person’s emphysema. These scans can show emphysema clearly and accurately. Learn how.

Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease by coronary 64-slice multidetector computed tomography can be used for ruling out ACS in subjects presenting with chest pain to the emergency ...

SAN DIEGO — Lung abnormalities appeared more frequently on CT scans from young current smokers vs. never smokers, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International ...

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says.