Helical CT scans reduce lung c ...by
Dr. Rubens D.
Helical CT scans reduce lung cancer mortality by 20% compared to chest X-rays
In a major new... scanning reduced lung cancer deaths by 20 percent compared to using chest X-rays.
05 nov 2010--"The...
BAD lung pic...by
Alice V.
The very cool pic on the left here is a picture of a scan of my old lungs which my Dr... to know what they looked like when I got the new lungs!! You don't need any medical background to know...
Heart Scan Curiosities #6by
Dr. William D.scan in a 58 year old woman. Heart scan score zero. Look at the lungs , the dark areas left and right of the heart in the center. The lungs are also normal. Black represents normal density, healthy lung tissue...
Heart scan curiosities 3by
Dr. William D.
woman's lungs. Heart scans are performed while holding a deep inspiration (a deep breath inwards...
This is a sample image from the heart scan of a 54-year old, 212 lb, 5 ft 2 inch woman...
Chest scans may help monitor spr...by
Dr. Rubens D.
of the lung and 25 (9.3 percent) showing indeterminate abnormalities. "The rate of an abnormal scan...Chest scans may help monitor spread of head and neck cancer in high-risk patients
22 oct 2008...
TB had a CT scan last Thursday a ...by
cancerhat
TB had a CT scan last Thursday and yesterday we met with the oncologist to discuss the results.
Compared to the base scan done in October:
The size of the mass of nodules on the outside of his right...
What is severe COPD
I recently had a 64 slice CT scan of my heart and the results reflected severe COPD. What doesa this mean ? Because I know I have COPD and take medicine for it.
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retired deputycrap
lymph nodes
Good evening ladies,
I have a question. I had a CAT Scan done last week and the results came back showing that I have a cluster of lymph nodes in my lungs. How can I have this if all of my lymph nodes came back neg and my cancer was at stage one. Can someone explain this to me?
Mary
MsMarycrap
CT Scan of thorax
What do you mean by Ground Glass opacity Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. CT Scan of thorax Hi and thanks for posting."Ground glass opacity" refers to a type of abnormality found on CT scans of the lungs. This finding is usually indicative of certain types of infections, such as viral pneumonia. Pneumocystis...crap
enlarged liver and spleen
Dear Doctors,Recently I received a CT scan at a local VA hospital.The Radiology Diagnostic Report... OF THE LIVER AND SPLEEN. THE REMAINDER OF OF LUNG PARENCHYMA, TRACHEA AND BRONCHI SEEM TO BE WITHIN NORMAL.... But with that said, your LDH is clearly elevated (I suppose that this may have been why the CT scan was ordered...crap
How do you start to build yourself back after a year of chemo..When will I feel alive again??
I completed my second round of chemotherapy this week. My Gallium scan was totally negative. I did get extensive lung toxicity from my chemotherapy, with that my oncologist said no more. I'm on Prednisone till whenever; no has told for how long.How do you start to get your life back after being so sick for so long...crap
My wife has lung cancer since last year but, she keep complaining pain around shoulder and T7, T8.
My wife has lung cancer since January this year. She keep complaining pain around shoulder, thorasic7 and 8 typically. Oncology doctor order bone scan, CT, MRI, etc.... doesn't find any spread area still in the lung.
My question is where is coming from this pain and how can control this pain. Hospital...crap
Lung nodule, should we wait?
My husband (CD4 150, VL Non detectable) had a 2.5cm nodule show up on a CT scan in his lungs...'t "look" like it is cancerous to him. A 2 month follow-up CT scan showed that the nodule hasn't increased (or decreased) in size. The Pulmonologist is just wanting to watch the nodule. (CT scan every 3 months...crap
Cyst in Kidney, lung and liver
I recently had a CT scan done. Results show a cyst measuring 6.5mm in the right lung, cyst in right kidney measuring 1.25 and a cyst measuring 6.7mm and 1.2cm in the liver. What treatments can be done and should I be really very concerned? I am scared to death.
dooawqcrap
CD4/CD8 Ratio Profile
I was diagnosed with Mycobacterial Avium Complex in March, 2006 as a result of a lung biopsy/bronchoscopy. My doctor has opted not to begin any treatment yet.However,I have had two incidents of hemoptysis.... The next day I had a CT scan & blood work (CD4/CD8 Ratio Profile. The results show my Absolute CD4 helper count...crap