particularly MRI and CT scans, is not always an option, because of the high cost, lack of advanced equipment, and their adverse effects on the body: The contrast agents those methods rely on are ...

CT scans of internal organs, bone ... A CT examination may sometimes involve the injection of an intravenous contrast agent. Imaging can be performed at multiple time points before and after the ...

Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT ...

While CT scans are often used to diagnose and monitor lung function of adults with long COVID, scientists say it is not usually recommended in children because it exposes the patient to ionizing ...

[2] Noncontrast CT in the emergency diagnosis of appendicitis is attractive for several reasons. Administration of oral contrast consumes valuable time in today's fast-paced and overcrowded ED.

which reduces the dose of gadolinium delivered during an MRI scan by around 60% compared to current macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used to enhance medical image contrast and ...

and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were measured automatically. "Our findings suggest that deep learning–based image reconstruction of the temporal bone with ultrahigh-resolution CT significantly ...