Deep learning model helps detect lung tumors on CT scans
A new deep learning model shows promise in detecting and segmenting lung tumors, according to a study published today in ...
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Lung abscess in a young patient
A CT scan of the chest confirmed the presence of consolidation in the inferior left lobe consistent with pneumonia that had complicated with lung abscess (figure 2). Given that lung abscess are ...
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Understanding your chest CT and PET scans in lung cancer detection
Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...
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Performance of chest radiograph and CT scan for lung cancer screening in asbestos-exposed workers
Objectives: The aim was to compare, in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers, the sensitivity and the specificity of low-radiation helical chest CT scan with chest radiograph for the biennial screening ...
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Primary lung abscess due to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Primary lung abscess as a complication of necrotising community-acquired pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae is rare. A 63-year-old man with a medical history of type 2 ...
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S58 A retrospective analysis of lung cancer nurse specialist-initiated meet-and-greet service during CT scans for optimal lung cancer pathway
for patients with chest xrays concerning for lung cancer. CT scans were preferentially booked for weekdays 8–9 am, when our Lung cancer nurse specialists (LCNS) met them obtaining relevant clinical ...