Studies describe the appearance of the extra-axial bleeds in different ways. Haemorrhages that have a high attenuation (high density or ‘white’ appearance) on a CT are consistent with acute ...

A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...

More people are now going for computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, which can help diagnose tumours, muscles, and bone conditions. However, the low doses of ionizing radiation may ...

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 ...

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...

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 ...

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DEXA scans are the gold standard test for assessing a patient’s bone mineral density (BMD), says Dr. Yoram Baum, a board-certified physician in nuclear medicine and assistant professor of ...

(Gray News) - CT scans could be an “important cause of cancer” in the United States, according to a new study. According to the study by scientists at the University of California, San ...

(Gray News) - CT scans could be an “important cause of cancer” in the United States, according to a new study. According to the study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, CT ...