Lungs

The major features of the lungs include the bronchi, the bronchioles and the alveoli. The alveoli are the microscopic blood vessel-lined sacks in which oxygen and carbon dioxide gas are exchanged.

Bronchial Cancer - CT Scan

This chest CT scan shows a cross-section of a person with bronchial cancer. The two dark areas are the lungs. The light areas within the lungs represent the cancer.

Bronchial Cancer - Chest X-Ray

This is a chest X-ray of a person with bronchial cancer. This is a front view, where the lungs are the two dark areas and the heart and other structures are white areas visible in the middle of the chest. The light areas that appear as subtle branches extending from the center into the lungs, are cancerous.

Lung Nodule, Right Middle Lobe - Chest X-Ray

This is a chest X-ray (CXR) of a nodule in the right lung.

Lung Nodule - Front View Chest X-Ray

This is a chest X-ray showing mass in the right lower lung near heart (seen on the left side of the picture).

Lung Nodule, Right Lower Lung - CT Scan

A CT scan showing a mass in right lower chest near the heart (left side of photograph).