CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study. CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung ...

Small-airway obstruction, which cannot be seen with conventional X-rays, was observed in a virtual chest X-ray enhanced by phase-contrast imaging, according to study results published in Proceedings ...

Researchers at National Jewish Health evaluating computerized tomography (CT) scans of emphysema progression in the COPDGene ® study showed that, during a span of 10 years, participants with ...

The study, published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed journal Radiology, found marijuana may be linked to an increased risk of emphysema over smoking tobacco alone. The results come as states continue to ...

Increasing rates of marijuana consumption highlights a need for research on the effects of smoking marijuana on the lungs. Despite, marijuana being the most commonly smoked substance after tobacco and ...

Patients with IPF and emphysema who received antifibrotic agents had similar outcomes to patients with IPF alone.