The lawsuit was filed by Maria Healey on behalf of her brother, Andrew Gabor, who died from a pulmonary embolism last year.

A new study published in the journal Radiology in February 2020 reports that performing a CT (computed tomography) scan of the chest increases the diagnostic rate and outperforms the reverse ...

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says.

Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease by coronary 64-slice multidetector computed tomography can be used for ruling out ACS in subjects presenting with chest pain to the emergency ...

Doctors may use CT scans to help them measure a person’s emphysema. These scans can show emphysema clearly and accurately. Learn how.

About 7% in the CT scan group and 4% in the chest X-ray group had an unnecessary invasive medical procedure, typically bronchoscopy. The team could not determine whether the scans actually saved ...

For adults with stable chest pain, coronary CTA may be as useful as direct invasive coronary angiography and may be the best diagnostic strategy vs. stress testing and single-photon emission CT ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to protect yourself.