Healio

Artificial neural network can diagnose, stage COPD with single CT scan

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The training process of the neural network involved clinical data and a CT scan (either single-phase or ...
al.com

Simple CT scan predicts COPD exacerbation risk, UAB study says

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found that a simple and inexpensive CT scan can predict which patients are more at risk for exacerbation of their chronic ...
News Medical

Deep learning revolutionizes COPD diagnosis with single CT scan, reducing patient burden

Using just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published today in Radiology: ...
Medical Xpress

CT scans for lung cancer screening may be beneficial in detecting COPD

Among men who were current or former heavy smokers, undergoing lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scanning identified a substantial proportion who had chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
WRAL

CT scans being used to diagnose COPD

The medical risks for current or even former smokers have always been high, with diseases like lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease leading the way. And while doctors have long used ...
Los Angeles Times

CT scans may help diagnose COPD

Researchers in the Netherlands have reported that low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans used for lung cancer screening may also help physicians detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as ...
Fierce Healthcare

CT mapping technique enables analysis of COPD damage to patients

A CT scan technique called parametric response mapping could allow physicians to better distinguish early-stage damage to the small airways of the lungs from more severe conditions, such as emphysema.
Healio

Chest CT imaging phenotypes may explain COPD heterogeneity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CT measurements may support patient satisfaction along the continuum of COPD phenotypes, and imaging phenotypes ...
News Medical

CT shows promise in predicting COPD exacerbation risk

Measurement of the pulmonary artery-to-aorta (PA:A) ratio can predict the risk for exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly those that require ...
Kaleido Scope

New CT scan analysis predicts respiratory illness and death in COPD

That is a major finding of clinical importance in a Journal of Clinical Investigation study led by senior author Surya Bhatt, M.D., and first author Sandeep Bodduluri, Ph.D. “We showed that a ...
Science Daily

CT scans for lung cancer screening may be beneficial in detecting COPD

Among men who were current or former heavy smokers, undergoing lung cancer screening with computed tomography (CT) scanning identified a substantial proportion who had chronic obstructive pulmonary ...