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A chest X-ray can usually detect active tuberculosis (TB) but not latent TB. In either case, you’ll need a sputum test to confirm a diagnosis. Doctors often use chest X-rays to help diagnose active ...

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks the lung’s arteries. Blood clots do not show on chest X-rays. However, these X-rays may help doctors rule out other health conditions with similar ...

Pneumonia is a common disease, affecting 5 million Americans per year, and is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Patient survival improves significantly when pneumonia is diagnosed ...

Researchers from the Northwestern University announced on November 24 that they have successfully developed a new radiology tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The tool is called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of a digital chest X-ray to symptom-based screening doubled the yield of undiagnosed tuberculosis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In children exposed to tuberculosis, chest radiography helped in detecting asymptomatic coprevalent TB and ...

Early treatment of pneumonia is associated with improved clinical outcomes. Chest X‑ray should be undertaken to confirm the diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic treatment started as soon as possible, ...

Morton Kern, MD, often engages his colleagues via email in brief, informal dialogue on clinically relevant topics in cardiology. Morton Kern, MD, of VA Long Beach Healthcare System and University of ...