A new laser is helping doctors detect lung cancer ... lung cancer with a blue laser light in what may become a routine screening programme. Current diagnostic procedures include chest X-rays ...

Lung cancer is often associated with smoking, but for Devonne, the diagnosis after an X-Ray came as a complete shock.

Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.

“While a chest x-ray can identify some lung tumours ... According to Dr Mutua, a PET scan can detect cancer in lymph nodes and organs that appear normal on a chest CT scan.

The procedure may be necessary for people who have suspected cancer in the chest ... X-ray several hours after the procedure to check for any leaking air. A person may have a sore throat after a ...

It may be ordered: A chest X-ray is most useful when a person is having an attack. This is because the lungs will generally return to normal once ... along with lung function tests like spirometry ...

The NHS trust says the software will improve the efficiency and accuracy of chest X-ray analysis ... that could speed up the detection of lung cancer and other serious illnesses.

Another technique, called transfer learning, then conveys lung diagnostic information from a CT scan to a chest X-ray, thus allowing chest X-ray equipment to detect abnormalities the same as if ...