A significant percentage of Black men found to have normal lung function after race-based adjustments to spirometry were actually found to have emphysema on their computed tomography (CT) scans, ...

Emphysema is missed more often in Black Americans than in White Americans, and now researchers report they have figured out why. The investigators found that many Black men who were considered to have ...

Using CT scans to measure blood flow in smokers' lungs may offer a way to identify smokers most at risk of emphysema, according to a University of Iowa study. The discovery may also improve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both visual and quantitative CT assessments of emphysema were associated with greater odds of lung cancer, ...

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...

An abstract from the American Thoracic Society International Conference demonstrated that Black men have a greater risk of not receiving a proper diagnosis of emphysema, after race-based adjustments ...

CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study. CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung ...

CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Lung cancer is the primary ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Lung ...