Those with chronic medical conditions requiring repeated imaging should minimise radiation exposure and go for other scans. If you are allergic to iodine contrast dye, used in CT scans, let your ...

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.

That figure has raised concerns. Especially when you consider that the number of CT scans done in the US has jumped by 30% in just over a decade. In 2023, there were an estimated 93 million CT ...

Department of Herbology, Wonkwang University School of Korean Medicine, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea Hanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of ...

Patients with acute or chronic pancreatitis have higher mortality rates when compared with patients without pancreatitis. Acute and chronic pancreatitis were associated with shorter life spans and ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans have revolutionized ... receiving at least one scan within a single year. Many patients undergo multiple scans, particularly those with chronic conditions or those ...

CT (computed tomography ) scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed look inside the body — helping to diagnose ...

The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, warns that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 alone could eventually lead to over 100,000 extra cancer cases.If the current rate of scanning ...

“Defined about 30 years ago, autoimmune pancreatitis [AIP] remains a diagnostic ... (parenchymal or ductal changes identifiable on scans), response to corticosteroids in symptomatic patients ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It may not be something you think of when you visit the hospital, but a recent report from CBS reveals that getting a Computed Tomography – or CT scan could be a contributing ...