Their doctor had ordered a CT scan — a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior ...

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...

CT scans are the first-line imaging technique for detecting adrenal tumors. They provide detailed and precise images. With the use of imaging tests, adrenal masses are being detected more frequently, ...

With a simple brain scan, providers can now better detect and monitor Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Tracy Vargas, a neurologist at ...

A stock photo of a person undergoing a CT scan A recently published study has found that the radiation from CT scans could potentially lead to thousands of cancer diagnoses "These findings suggest ...

If you need medical imaging tests done, you may wonder how much an MRI, CT scan, or other imaging test costs and how these tests differ. Hospitals and medical facilities negotiate the prices of ...

A research team has developed a versatile machine learning model that could one day greatly expand what medical scans can tell us about disease. Scientists used their tool, named Merlin, to assess 3D ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

A new study has found that the radiation from CT scans could eventually lead to over 100,000 future cancer diagnoses. On Monday, April 14, JAMA Internal Medicine — a monthly peer-reviewed medical ...