Despite patients sharing a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern on lung CT scans, patients with connective tissue ...

An imaging test helps health care providers better understand what may be wrong with you so they can make treatment decisions or rule out certain health problems. There are many different types ...

A 68-year-old man with 1 week of bloating and constipation undergoes CT, which reveals Stanford type B aortic dissection ...

PET-CT scans combine structural and functional imaging to detect diseases early. This technology improves diagnosis accuracy ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans are a pivotal part of U.S. medical care. These sophisticated X-rays give doctors detailed views of what’s happening inside the body, allowing them to make ...

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. ... View 1 Image 1 / 1.

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

As CT scans become increasingly prevalent in U.S. health care, radiation from the often lifesaving imaging technique could come with a steep long-term cost: tens of thousands more cases of cancer, ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest ...