Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic ...

Women who have undergone computed tomography imaging may be at slightly higher risk for pregnancy loss and birth defects in ...

Forensic pathologist Dr Jessie Hiu of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital testified as the first witness on Wednesday (Sept 3) ...

The bones of a 160-million-year-old dinosaur are helping scientists solve one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: how birds ...

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some scientists are concerned that low doses of ionizing radiation could ...

What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool called AI-CAC, developed by Mass General Brigham and the VA, can now ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

In female patients, breast cancer risk due to CT scans also increased notably (5,700 cases). The researchers linked CT scans to the abdomen and pelvis to 37% of the radiation-induced cancer cases, ...

Deciding whether to get a CT scan is up to you. But it helps to know some context and details, and the right questions to ask your doctor.

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.