A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body.

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 ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans have revolutionized modern medicine, allowing healthcare providers to see inside the human body with remarkable clarity without invasive procedures. These diagnostic ...

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It may not be something you think of when you visit the hospital, but a recent report from CBS reveals that getting a Computed Tomography – or CT scan could be a contributing ...

93 million CT scans were done in the U.S. in 2023. These scans are used to diagnose everything from head injuries to appendicitis. But could they be putting patients at risk for cancer?

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...

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Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers, including 93,000 cancers in adults and 9700 cancers in children. Radiation from computed tomography (CT ...