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 ...

In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays, radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a new study.

Chest x-ray demonstrated a sensitivity of 66.7% and a specificity of 100%, while low-dose CT demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for an overall accuracy of 100%.

This article reviews lung nodule sizes and recommended treatments. A lung nodule detected in a chest X-ray. Image courtesy of Lange123/CC BY-SA 3.0 from Wikimedia Commons.

Research from the University of Sheffield analyzed records from more than 170,000 lung cancer patients in England between 2014 and 2018, combined with chest X-ray rates from 7,400 GP practices.

The study from Walia's team included 17,407 never smokers (mean age 63 years, 57% women) with a routine chest x-ray obtained from 2013 to 2014, including 4,860 deemed high risk by the algorithm ...

As a result, she was sent in for a chest X-ray. Her X-ray revealed a new finding of mild basilar interstitial lung disease. Symptom-wise, she has a rare cough with mild dyspnea on exertion.

A chest X-ray is an important part of the lung cancer diagnostic process. An X-ray can’t confirm a diagnosis on its own, but it can provide useful information about NSCLC type, stage, outlook ...

“A lung nodule is a small, solid, rounded mass of tissue in the lungs that can be seen on a chest X-ray or CT scan,” explained Dr. Samir Shah, an interventional radiologist and chief medical ...

Your doctor can diagnose it by looking at your chest on X-ray along with other tests. To treat the pain and inflammation, your doctor may give you NSAIDs or steroid medications.