Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan ... consists of lying still in a body-sized tube, and hearing the clicks of the machinery.

CT scans of internal organs, bone ... back or any one side. In CT, the X ray tube rotates around the patient’s body and the beam enters the body at many points, all of which are exposed. This, ...

CT scans, a go-to for diagnosing everything from tumors to infections to bone fractures, are facing increased scrutiny. Experts say the radiation doses they deliver can vary dramatically — and ...

CT scans are the gold standard for detecting pneumonia, Klug said, but there are concerns regarding the risk posed by ...

In CT, the body is scanned layer by layer in an X-ray tube to visualize the anatomy and localize tumors. Cancer patients ...

The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but complementary. The PET scan shows areas with increased metabolic activity, while the CT scan shows detailed anatomical locations ...