They add that the cost of a chest X-ray in Edmonton is about $35, so imaging only the patients over 50 would cost $1,250 "per lung cancer detected," versus $2,125 when all pneumonia patients get X ...

A chest X-ray cannot distinguish pneumonia cause by influenza or any other virus from pneumonia caused by a bacteria. This is also important because antibiotics do not kill viruses just bacteria.

Feasibility and Safety of Substituting Lung Ultrasound for Chest X-ray When Diagnosing Pneumonia in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Chest, 2016; DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.02.643 ...

Medically reviewed by Jurairat J. Molina, MD A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma ...

The researchers found that 35% of the 37 patients with both US and CXR also had chest CTs. Patients had a mean age of 4.18 years, and 62% were male. US may be more sensitive, but less specific, in ...

Ultrasound may be as accurate as chest X-ray in detecting pneumonia in children, according to study findings presented at the 2014 European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Annual Meeting ...

A research team from Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV), from the CVBLab, has developed a predictive artificial intelligence model that can tell the difference between healthy patients, those ...

CHICAGO-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sophisticated yet simple-to-use software enhancements to standard chest X-rays may significantly improve early detection of hard-to-find lung cancers and pneumonia ...

They add that the cost of a chest X-ray in Edmonton is about $35, so imaging only the patients over 50 would cost $1,250 "per lung cancer detected," versus $2,125 when all pneumonia patients get X ...

OnGuard™ Identified Previously Missed and Hard-to-Find Lung Growths CHICAGO-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sophisticated yet simple-to-use software enhancements to standard chest X-rays may significantly ...