But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also uncover another life-threatening condition: Emphysema, a form of chronic obstructive ...

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A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral ... Patients with blebs will typically have emphysema. Before the surgery, patients are ...

University of Iowa researchers have shown that CT scans measuring blood flow in the lungs can detect early emphysema-related changes that occur in smokers who are susceptible to the disease.

Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is a lung function test that may help detect COPD early and predict a person’s outlook. DLCO is a lung diffusion test that measures how ...