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Discover a quick CT scan that reveals heart attack risk by detecting calcium buildup in arteries, offering a more accurate ...

"His doctor never advised him to have this simple scan that could have identified it early in its development and possibly ...

This five-minute pain-free scan gives doctors a window into your heart's future. The test spots hidden plaque long before ...

Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a patient’s risk. Yet the ...

How to prepare for a CT scan. In case you need to be administered a barium dye for the CT scan your doctor will ask you to refrain from eating of drinking anything for 4-6 hours before the procedure.

CT scans deliver ionizing radiation to the area being scanned and to nearby tissues, potentially damaging DNA, the researchers said. And children are more vulnerable to that radiation than adults ...

A CT scan of a single fetlock produces around 250 images - how can we quickly and efficiently analyze all those images in an ...

The hospital's radiology department conducted a CT scan on a massive loggerhead sea turtle that had sustained a head injury.