RADIOLOGY OF LUNG CANCER HOW DOES LUNG CANCER APPER IN XRAY RADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS OF LUNG CANCER ON XRAY

1. RADIOLOGY OF LUNG
CANCER
MOORTHI ABINAYA

2. types of lung imaging to detect lung cancer
include:
• Chest x-ray. A chest x-ray is often the first test your doctor
will do to look for any abnormal areas in the lungs. ...
• Computed tomography (CT) scan. ...
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. ...
• Positron emission tomography (PET) scan. ...

3. CHEST X-RAY OF LUNG CANCER
 An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of
high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have
a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers
 A chest X-ray is usually the 1st test used to diagnose lung cancer. Most
lung tumour appear on X-rays as a white-grey mass.
 However, chest X-rays cannot give a definitive diagnosis because they
often cannot distinguish between cancer and other conditions, such as a
lung abscess (a collection of pus that forms in the lungs).

5. CT SCAN OF LUNG CANCER
 A CT scan uses x-rays to make detailed cross-sectional images of
your body. Instead of taking 1 or 2 pictures, like a regular x-ray, a
CT scanner takes many pictures and a computer then combines
them to show a slice of the part of your body being studied.
 A CT scan is more likely to show lung tumors than routine chest x-
rays. It can also show the size, shape, and position of any lung
tumors and can help find enlarged lymph nodes that might
contain cancer that has spread.
 This test can also be used to look for masses in the adrenal glands,
liver, brain, and other organs that might be due to the lung cancer
spread.

8. MRI OF LUNG CANCER
 An MRI also produces images that allow doctors to see the location of a lung
tumor and/or lung cancer metastases and measure the tumor’s size.
 An MRI uses magnetic fields, not x-rays, to produce detailed images of the body.
 A special dye called a contrast medium is given before the scan to create a
clearer picture.
 This dye can be injected into a patient’s vein or given as a pill or liquid to swallow.
However, MRI scanning does not work well to take pictures of parts of the body
that are moving, like your lungs, which move with each breath you take.
 For that reason, MRI is rarely used to look at the lungs. It may be helpful to find
lung cancer that has spread to the brain or bones.

10. PET SCAN OF LUNG CANCER
 A PET scan is usually combined with a CT scan called a PET-CT scan.
 A PET scan is a way to create pictures of organs and tissues inside the body.
 A small amount of a radioactive sugar substance is injected into the patient’s
body.
 This sugar substance is taken up by cells that use the most energy.
 Because cancer tends to use energy actively, it absorbs more of the
radioactive substance.
 A scanner then detects this substance to produce images of the inside of the
body.

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