A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma complications. A chest X-ray can also differentiate asthma ...

Use of the imaging tests fell from 34.3% of all ED respiratory visits at baseline to 21.1% with a four-part intervention.

A chest X-ray is often the first test as part of the diagnostic process for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It can sometimes show a mass, plus its size and location. A chest X-ray cannot diagnose ...

The rapid diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a high research priority, with the rapid increase in infections and deaths as winter approaches. A new study from Athens, Greece, ...

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 ...

X-rays can help doctors identify TB infections. They look for specific characteristics in these images to make a diagnosis. TB is an infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs, although it ...