A chest X-ray does not directly show pulmonary embolism. However, it may help a doctor rule out health problems that cause similar symptoms, such as pneumonia and some heart conditions.

Your X-ray will take no more than 10 to 15 minutes. You’ll have to remove all of your clothes and jewelry from the waist up, and wear a hospital gown. And you have to stand very still while you ...

Yearly chest X-rays to look for lung cancer aren't worth doing because they don't save lives, according to a federally funded study. More than 150,000 people took part in the research.

However, patients receiving chest x-ray vs low-dose CT did not demonstrate clinically meaningful differences in 5-year survival outcomes — 89.2% vs 92.3%, respectively, for overall survival and ...

This artificial intelligence can make diagnosis abnormalities faster and determine which x-rays need to be prioritized.