A chest X-ray does not directly show pulmonary embolism. However, it may help a doctor rule out health problems that cause similar symptoms, such as pneumonia and some heart conditions.

Chest pain is a relatively common symptom of COPD. It may happen due to bronchial spasms, digestive troubles, pulmonary embolism, coughing, and more. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...

This limited how applicable the evidence was to the NHS, so the committee was unable to make a wider recommendation on using CT scans and chest X‑rays for diagnosing COPD. The committee therefore made ...

Small-airway obstruction, which cannot be seen with conventional X-rays, was observed in a virtual chest X-ray enhanced by phase-contrast imaging, according to study results published in ...

Diagnosing an abscess in the chest To diagnose a lung abscess, doctors will usually recommend a chest X-ray. They may also suggest a computerized tomography (CT) scan.

Scientists have found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or former heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) versus those screened by ...

Researchers have created an advanced model that can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients using a simple chest X-ray. The model takes data points from 3D CT lung scans and transfers them to be ...