CT images of the chest and abdomen produced using low-dose AI reconstruction, low-dose conventional iterative reconstruction and normal-dose CT. (Courtesy: the Ge Wang group at RPI; the Mannudeep ...

Using a CT scan to look for other potential problems is called opportunistic imaging, and it could revolutionize the way we care for our patients. Taking advantage of the previously unused ...

The researchers found that 6.3% of children had intra-abdominal injuries, and of these, 26.7% underwent acute intervention. Seven factors correlated with a very low risk of intra-abdominal ...

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

Although CT is a relatively recent technology, there have been great improvements in the equipment. The early, slow "Step and Scan" machines required long image acquisition times, resulting in a ...

The researchers obtained low-dose CT scans of 60 patients; 30 which depicted abdominal anatomy and the other 30 that depicted chest anatomy.