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  "id": 17961594,
  "title": "Novel imaging modality accurately assesses lung function in cancer patients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/novel-imaging-modality-accurately-assesses-lung-function-in-cancer",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-imaging-modality-accurately-lung-function.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Patients with early-stage lung cancer undergo surgery unless preoperative evaluation reveals poor lung function, which is predictive of poor outcomes. Imaging—like MRI or CT scans—isn't the standard of care for conventional evaluation due to issues like cost, the need for contrast and inaccuracy.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}