Latest Articles About CT Scans
Child CT Scan, Procedure & Treatment, Clinic
CT scan may be recommended to detect a broad scope of abnormalities or diseases in a child. CT scan is optimal in discovering many child disorders common or uncommon. Continue Reading
Child CT Scan, Procedure & Treatment, Clinic
CT scan may be recommended to detect a broad scope of abnormalities or diseases in a child. CT scan is optimal in discovering many child disorders common or uncommon. Continue Reading
64 Slice CT Scan - Treatment, Clinic
The 64 slice CT scanner can perform the same task as a 16-slice CT scan in just a few seconds and the images are much better. The speed of the 64-slice CT scanner can gather a high-resolution image of a heart, brain or both lungs in less than five seconds. A scan of the whole body about 30 seconds. ... Continue Reading
64 Slice CT Scan - Treatment, Clinic
The 64 slice CT scanner can perform the same task as a 16-slice CT scan in just a few seconds and the images are much better. The speed of the 64-slice CT scanner can gather a high-resolution image of a heart, brain or both lungs in less than five seconds. A scan of the whol ... Continue Reading
What your CT Scan May Miss
A study conducted in Iowa showed that in 60% of cases, new abdominal aortic dilations were not reported by physicians. Medpage Today reported that radiologists were shown to infrequently report aortic abnormalities to clinical teams. These new aortic dilations were later recorded after a follow up Continue Reading
What your CT Scan May Miss
A study conducted in Iowa showed that in 60% of cases, new abdominal aortic dilations were not reported by physicians. Medpage Today reported that radiologists were shown to infrequently report aortic abnormalities to clinical teams. These new aortic dilations were later r ... Continue Reading
Weighing the Risk of the Full Body Scan
The full body scan is an important medical tool for diagnosing and preventing disease. However, there are known to be radiation risks which are of concern to those people getting a total body scan. Doctors and their patients must carefully weigh the risk of radiation exposure with the risk of undete ... Continue Reading
Weighing the Risk of the Full Body Scan
The full body scan is an important medical tool for diagnosing and preventing disease. However, there are known to be radiation risks which are of concern to those people getting a total body scan. Doctors and their patients must carefully weigh the risk of radiation exposur ... Continue Reading
Ultrasound Can Identify Appendicitis
Appendicitis is a very serious health problem that is difficult to diagnose. Its symptoms are primarily things like pain in the abdomen, symptoms which could easily be something other than appendicitis. Because the appendix must be removed if this condition is present, it is important to be able to ... Continue Reading
Ultrasound Can Identify Appendicitis
Appendicitis is a very serious health problem that is difficult to diagnose. Its symptoms are primarily things like pain in the abdomen, symptoms which could easily be something other than appendicitis. Because the appendix must be removed if this condition is present, it is ... Continue Reading
Renal Imaging Requires Correct CT Imaging Procedures
Renal imaging is considered to be an imperfect science in comparison to some of the other imaging procedures that are out there. The CT scan is capable of providing information about renal lesions. However, the nature of the lesions makes it so that the CT scan alone isn't sufficient for making sure Continue Reading
Renal Imaging Requires Correct CT Imaging Procedures
Renal imaging is considered to be an imperfect science in comparison to some of the other imaging procedures that are out there. The CT scan is capable of providing information about renal lesions. However, the nature of the lesions makes it so that the CT scan alone isn't s ... Continue Reading
Radiation in CT Test Harmful?
There are conflicting studies being done to show if the radiation from coronary calcium scans actually increases your risk for cancer. A study by US News shows that there is no standard for the amount of radiation used by all physicians, making it difficult for a conclusive answer to be drawn. ... Continue Reading
Radiation in CT Test Harmful?
There are conflicting studies being done to show if the radiation from coronary calcium scans actually increases your risk for cancer. A study by US News shows that there is no standard for the amount of radiation used by all physicians, making it difficult for a conclusive ... Continue Reading
Radiologists Need Training to Properly Use Computer Radiography Software
As medical technology gets more and more advanced, we are going to be able to leave a lot of the hard work to the machines and allow medical technicians to engage in more attentive care to their patients. However, the machines are only going to be as good as the people using them can make them be. I ... Continue Reading
Radiologists Need Training to Properly Use Computer Radiography Software
As medical technology gets more and more advanced, we are going to be able to leave a lot of the hard work to the machines and allow medical technicians to engage in more attentive care to their patients. However, the machines are only going to be as good as the people using ... Continue Reading
Pregnant Woman's CT Scans Used to Make Advances in Pregnancy Radiation Treatments
Medical imaging can be used for many things. However, typical medical imaging is not used for treating patients who are pregnant. That's because the fetus is highly sensitive to all medical treatments and no one wants to use unnecessary medical technology on a growing baby. In addition to imaging, t ... Continue Reading
Pregnant Woman's CT Scans Used to Make Advances in Pregnancy Radiation Treatments
Medical imaging can be used for many things. However, typical medical imaging is not used for treating patients who are pregnant. That's because the fetus is highly sensitive to all medical treatments and no one wants to use unnecessary medical technology on a growing baby. ... Continue Reading
New Study Finds CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Death by 20%
A large-scale, government-funded health study has found that current and former heavy smokers had their risk of lung cancer related death reduced by 20 percent after undergoing annual CT scans. Ancillary findings showed that the regular CT scans seemed to also lower the risk of death from other heal ... Continue Reading
New Study Finds CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Death by 20%
A large-scale, government-funded health study has found that current and former heavy smokers had their risk of lung cancer related death reduced by 20 percent after undergoing annual CT scans. Ancillary findings showed that the regular CT scans seemed to also lower the risk ... Continue Reading
