A risk-benefit analysis favours obtaining a head CT scan in adults who present to the emergency department after a first seizure. Investigators conducted a systematic review of studies among adults ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CT head scans were ordered in approximately 175 million ED encounters. Patients who received scans were mainly ...

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, with one in five cases occurring in people ...

Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new study says. Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by ERs in 2022, up from under 8 million ...

ADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A virtual reality walkthrough of world-first mobile stroke diagnosis technology has been released by x-ray innovator Micro-X. The VR shows how the Head CT Scanner ...

To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma. Biomarkers such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming health care. AI systems can now detect diabetic eye disease from retinal photos and analyze CT images for signs of early-stage lung cancers and stroke.