This combined model achieved a high level of accuracy, suggesting that imaging data alongside basic clinical information could be effective for screening.

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Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...