A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body.

The NHS carries out around five million CT scans a year for reasons such as assessing internal injuries after an accident and ...

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.

CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed ...

Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers.

According to the study, the largest number of cancers in adults was due to CT scans of the pelvis and abdomen. Children face a higher risk of cancer following CT scans of the head. “Given the ...

In CT scans, people lie on a table while an X-ray tube rotates around them, capturing a series of images that computers can assemble into a 3D image of their internal ... of cancers are projected to ...

CT scans are a vital part of ... two well-known risk factors. Not all scans carry the same level of risk. In adults, scans of the abdomen and pelvis are thought to contribute the most to future ...