It is of relatively high density compared with psoas muscle in contrast-enhanced CT scan and is greater than aorta in non-contrast CT images.3 Hyperdense crescent sign is due to haemorrhage into the ...

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.

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves more attention—and how to strengthen it. Lower back pain is often ...

More people are now going for computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, which can help diagnose tumours, muscles, and bone conditions. However, the low doses of ionizing radiation may ...

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...

Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape ...

(Gray News) - CT scans could be an “important cause of cancer” in the United States, according to a new study. According to the study by scientists at the University of California, San ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. A large-scale study of CT scans performed in the United States has estimated that the widely used medical technology could lead to more than 100,000 cases of ...

CT scan radiation accounts for 5 per cent of all cancers annually Repeated exposure to unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans raises the risk of cancers, a new study has shown. IANS New Delhi ...

Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United States — but the radiation from that process can raise the ...

Based on data from 93 million CT scans performed on 62 million people in 2023, the researchers estimated that the CT scans would lead to 103,000 future cancers. To put that in context, those ...