Scientists found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or former heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) versus those screened by ...

Medicare recipients between the ages of 55 and 77 who have smoked the equivalent of a pack a day for 30 years are now eligible for the annual test, known as a spiral CT scan. Medicare's decision ...

Across the country, people are paying hundreds of dollars for a total body scan using spiral CT. The high-tech scan provides a detailed view inside the body. People who get them call them peace of ...

The helical CT scanner market is segmented on the basis of type, slice type, and end user. The report runs an in-depth ...

"Spiral" CT scans cut lung cancer deaths in smokers by 20 percent, researchers reported Thursday in a finding that validates a controversial theory that screening can save lives. The low-dose ...

Spiral (helical) CT scanners are categorized as Class II devices by the FDA. There are many spiral (helical) CT scanner systems that have been approved by the FDA under the 510(k) approval process.

is usually referred to as “helical,” “spiral” or “continuous-volume” CT, and it is now widely used to diagnose pulmonary embolism. Enthusiasts have proposed that helical CT is accurate enough to “rule ...