A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new ...

CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed ...

Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found computed tomography, or CT scans, may account for as much as 5% of all cancers annually. This is comparative to the cancer risk from ...

Non-enhanced CT scans rarely aid in the detection of haemorrhage but significantly increase the overall radiation exposure.

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

CT examinations are crucial in modern medicine. More than 80 million scans are performed annually in the U.S. which is up ...

A CT Scan at the Northern Regional Cancer Center in Gulu City. Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is once again facing disruptions in diagnostic services due to the breakdown of its Computed Tomography ...

Sonofai uses the same technology as medical ultrasound scans where high-frequency inaudible sound waves are absorbed or bounced back to create video-like images of things that aren’t visible, like a ...

She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy. CT scans work better than a standard X-ray because they capture soft tissue in its imaging as well as bone injuries, which may not show ...

The authors declare they have no conflict of interest. Studies published before 2024 that employed CNN models to identify skull fractures on CT scans were found using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of ...