A chest X-ray can help your doctor look for abnormalities in your lungs. If your doctor suspects COPD, they may also order a type of X-ray called a CT scan. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Lung cancer is the ...

Citation: Findings suggest lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema may have better outcomes than previously reported (2025, January 27) retrieved 22 May 2025 from https://medicalxpress.com ...

Coal mine dust exposure and cigarette smoking had similar, additive effects on emphysema severity in this study. The lung tissue analysis corroborated these findings; the greater the concentration ...

In a recent Radiology journal study, researchers report chest computed tomography (CT) findings that the lungs of marijuana smokers exhibit more significant levels of airway inflammatory markers ...

Emphysema was graded for type and severity. The findings revealed that cumulative exposure to respirable coalmine dust was a highly significant predictor of emphysema severity after accounting for ...

While the findings support a link ... Association between Chest CT–defined Emphysema and Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Radiology (2022). DOI: 10.1148/radiol.