Reports are warning doctors to limit the scans because of the radiation risks. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The CT scan – a medical darling for its detailed images, diagnostic power and big profits – is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CT head scans were ordered in approximately 175 million ED encounters. Patients who received scans were mainly ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California ...

The use of CT scans in hospital emergency rooms tripled between 1998 and 2007, according to a study from Johns Hopkins Medicine. Johns Hopkins researchers, led by Frederick K. Korley, MD, linked the ...

A new analysis estimates that more than 100,000 cancer cases per year could be caused by radiation from CT scans. In some cases, the information provided by a CT scan could also be obtained from other ...

What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool called AI-CAC, developed by Mass General Brigham and the VA, can now comb ...