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 ...

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 ...

risks CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty The estimates are small and uncertain, but balancing risks and benefits is critical.

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most common ways to capture internal body images is with a computed tomography (CT) scan. CT scans, also called CAT scans, use a rotating X-ray machine to create cross-sectional, or 3D ...

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 ...