Researchers projected CT use in 2023 would lead to more than 100,000 future cancer diagnoses, and if trends continued, may ...

We live in an age where medical technology can uncover what the naked eye can’t, and CT scans are a major part of that ...

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

Early CT machines were single-slice; modern MDCT scanners can acquire 64, 128, or even 320 slices per rotation, drastically reducing scan time while improving image quality. The combination of fine ...

All the same, be sure to tell your doctor and the technician about any contrast allergies you have. A typical abdominal CT scan takes from 10 to 30 minutes. It’s performed in a hospital’s ...

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

CT (computed tomography ) scans ... weight — two well known risk factors. Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen and pelvis are thought to contribute the ...

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

CT-related cancers could match the number of cancers caused by alcohol or excess weight—two well-known risk factors. Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen ...

Data on radiation exposure were also recorded. "Our findings suggest that a non-contrast CT scan as part of routine protocol for suspected bleeding can be safely omitted in most cases without ...

A new analysis estimates that more than 100,000 cancer cases per year could be caused by radiation from CT scans. In some cases ... such as the head or the abdomen. To that data, they applied ...