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

PET-CT scans combine structural and functional imaging to detect diseases early. This technology improves diagnosis accuracy and guides personalised cancer treatment effectively.

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 ...

Use of CT scans in the U.S. has more than tripled in less than two decades. Despite the medical benefits, these scans emit a significant amount of radiation. A new study estimates that 29,000 ...

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.

CT scans conducted in 2023 could be responsible for an estimated 103,000 future cases of cancer. That's based on some assumptions and historical data from high radiation events, ...

And whole-body CT scans expose you to much more radiation than regular CT scans. One study determined that for every 1,250 45-year-old adults who have the exam, one will die of cancer as a result.