If a person is hemodynamically stable, a healthcare professional may use a chest X-ray to confirm a tension pneumothorax diagnosis. If the chest X-ray is unclear, they may also use a chest CT scan ...

Chest X-ray showing collapsed lung, or pneumothorax. Image courtesy of Rachael Callcut, MD. New artificial intelligence-powered technology may soon help reduce delays in diagnosing a collapsed lung, ...

Pneumothorax occurs when air gets in between the lung and the chest wall, causing the lung to collapse. It can cause pain and extreme worry and certain cases can be life-threatening. This article ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a medical robotic system to relieve a life-threatening ...

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to BraveCX, an artificial intelligence-based chest X-ray triage and notification software that can identify prespecified suspected clinical findings in adults ...

Chest x-ray results take more than 10 minutes to obtain, complications cannot be detected during the procedure, and chest x-ray can detect a pneumothorax with only 50% sensitivity in a supine patient.

If your doctor suspects you have COPD, you’ll likely undergo a few different tests, including a chest X-ray. Learn how to prepare for an X-ray and what the results could mean. Plus, see pictures ...

The chest X-rays were assessed for three common findings: airspace disease (a chest X-ray pattern, for example, caused by pneumonia or lung edema), pneumothorax (collapsed lung) and pleural ...