Picture this: Your doctor orders an imaging test like a chest X-ray in preparation for an upcoming procedure, and the results show a small white spot in the center of your lungs—a pulmonary or lung ...

Lung nodules are commonly found on diagnostic and screening computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest. Approximately five percent of individuals with lung nodules will ultimately receive diagnoses ...

Dr. Margo A. Peyton (Medicine): A 43-year-old man was evaluated in the multidisciplinary Pulmonary Nodule Clinic of this hospital because of an incidentally found pulmonary nodule. One month before ...

Benign lung nodules can have a few different causes. These include current and past infections in the lungs and inflammation in the body from a condition like rheumatoid arthritis. A lung nodule is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary nodule stability was frequently observed on veterans’ follow-up CT scans. Other findings on follow-up ...

Dr. Zachary A. Sporn (Medicine): A 38-year-old woman was evaluated at this hospital because of dyspnea, chest discomfort, and nodules on chest imaging. Three years before the current admission, the ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool helps doctors predict the cancer risk in lung nodules seen on CT, according to a new study. An artificial intelligence (AI) tool helps doctors predict the cancer ...

Lung nodules are small growths in your lungs, less than 30 millimeters in diameter. Many nodules aren’t cancerous, but the risk becomes higher with increased size. A lung nodule is an irregular growth ...