A new chapter in X-ray history has been written over hundreds of miles above our planet. A medical X-ray of a human hand has been taken successfully in space for the first time. The remarkable feat ...

A new study in England shows a strong link between higher rates of chest x-ray referrals in general practice patients with symptoms, such as persistent cough, and earlier lung cancer diagnoses, along ...

In 1895, when German physics professor Wihelm Röntgen was experimenting with cathode rays, he accidentally discovered what we know today as X-rays. Realizing the technology could benefit the medical ...

By integrating spirometry with low-dose CT scans, physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System are identifying serious lung conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Due to the inherent ambiguity in medical images like X-rays, radiologists often use words like "may" or "likely" when ...

A new method assesses and improves the reliability of radiologists’ diagnostic reports. The framework helps clinicians choose terms that more accurately reflect the likelihood that certain conditions ...

University Hospitals plans to compare Qure.ai’s lung cancer algorithm against radiologists’ X-ray interpretations.