Background: While smear positive patients with tuberculosis (TB) are considered more infectious than smear negative patients, the latter can also transmit TB. Methods: In a molecular epidemiology ...

Are CT scans silently triggering a cancer epidemic — or are we being misled by speculative modeling and media-fueled fear? A ...

Regular chest CT scans are recommended for certain populations, particularly the elderly, who are considered to be at higher risk for lung cancer (7). If this examination can successfully diagnose ...

This research aims to present a suitable method for feature extraction from chest CT scan images to enhance the accuracy and speed of detecting the coronavirus. In today's world, the role of ...

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that primarily affects lungs. This virus has spread in almost every continent. Countries are racing to slow down the spread by testing and ...

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of appropriateness of inpatient CT and MRI scans performed in Southern Italy. Methods The study was carried out by retrospectively ...

Chinese researchers have developed an AI model that can spot early signs of stomach cancer in routine CT scans, helping doctors identify cases earlier. The DAMO GRAPE model, co-developed by the ...

The Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) has provided over RM496,000 in support to a five-year-old girl from Miri diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the right thoracic.Ariyana Awina Abdul Malik has ...

Two of the diseases that can have a serious impact on lung function are Tuberculosis (TB) and Pulmonary Fibrosis. While both result in respiratory symptoms and lung injury, they are radically ...

The chest CT detected thymus abnormalities in 8 patients (16.3%) at the initial screening and the absence of thymus abnormalities at the second screening in all patients after 5 years. The 8 patients ...

Background: In the screening of pulmonary subsolid nodules (SSNs), it is crucial to compare the quantitative parameters under consistent computed tomography (CT) acquisition conditions, including the ...