TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says.

For example, low-dose chest CT scans performed for lung cancer screening use lower doses than multi-phase abdominal/pelvic CT scans that are required to stage a person with pancreatic cancer.

You will be asked to fill out a short medical history questionnaire before your CT scan. Once completed, you may be asked to remove jewelry and metal objects, such as watches, necklaces, eyeglasses, ...

The "CT first" strategy was associated with subsequent revascularization in 62% of patients compared to 34% for the combination of other modalities or direct ICA referral.

Low-dose CT scans can be lifesaving in detecting early-stage lung cancer. Temple Health's Healthy Chest Initiative uses that power for early detection of other conditions, such as emphysema ...

Typically, a PET scan is performed alongside a chest CT scan. The two scans are fused to provide combined information for more accurate interpretation,” he says.

On two-year follow-up CT scans, 39% (56/144) of the patients had lung abnormalities, including 23% (33/144) with fibrotic lung abnormalities and 16% (23/144) with non-fibrotic lung abnormalities.

Key Takeaways Low-dose CT scans can help detect pneumoniaRadiologists accurately detected pneumonia in low-dose scans cleaned up by AIPatients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT ...