CT scan and X rays diagnosing COPD

[Sandrute2]

Does CT scan can show Copd smoking lung damage and diagnose it. X rays does not show I think.

[corriena]

Scans and xrays. will show lung damage but not the cause. Scans give more detail and pick up things an xray cant ie Bronkiestasis. Smoking is only one cause thear are many others.

[Sandrute2 in reply to corriena]

I asked the doctor to make Ct scan but the doctor did not make it. Just X ray. I told that I smoked many years and I have big problems . The telling me that it is anxiety.

[jackdup]

An X-ray will show hyperinflated lung which some people with COPD will have, whereas a CT scan will show damage to lungs consistent with COPD.

[Sandrute2 in reply to jackdup]

Thank you very much

[Kristicats]

If you feel you have lung disease please ask for a spirometry test at your Gps. To determine either asthma or copd. If copd is diagnosed you can then ask for a referral to a respiratory physician and ask for a ct scan to determine what type of copd and how serious.

X rays only usually good for diagnosing spaces and mass in lungs ie cancer/ pneumonia .Good luck.