Pneumonia patients who are under 50 and don't smoke don't need chest X-rays to look for lung cancer, suggests a new study from Canada. The finding goes against most guidelines for pneumonia treatment, ...

Traditionally, physicians diagnose pneumonia in children using a chest X-ray, but new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York shows lung ultrasounds may be more effective ...

Test data Chest X-ray images showing examples of normal lung (left), bacterial pneumonia (centre), and viral pneumonia (right). (Courtesy: Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. 10.1088/2632-2153/acc30f) ...

Lung ultrasound has been shown to be highly effective and safe for diagnosing pneumonia in children and a potential substitute for chest X-ray, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of ...

Background and Goal: This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. Study Approach: A ...

Ultrasound may be as accurate as chest X-ray in detecting pneumonia in children, according to study findings presented at the 2014 European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Annual Meeting.