However, you may need an ultrasound or CT scan if your healthcare provider suspects a gynecological problem, kidney infection (pyelonephritis), kidney stones or other obstruction, or if there is a ...

CT scans performed in the US in 2023 alone could eventually lead to over 100,000 extra cancer cases, a new study claims.

"These findings suggest that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually," one of the key ...

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

These scans are used to diagnose everything from head injuries to appendicitis. But could they be putting patients at risk for cancer? A new study out of University of California – San Francisco says ...

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  Low-dose CT ...

CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels provide greater clarity and reveal more details than X ray or radiograph exams. X ray images are two dimensional representations while ...

If you know you have some risk factors for torsion, such as a history of hormonal or fertility treatments, keep your regular scans and appointments to make sure your ovaries don’t have enlarged ...

You usually have this test as an outpatient in your hospital imaging department. Depending on where in your body the lymph nodes are, your doctor may also use a CT scan to guide the biopsy needle.

† Those without notes are either nonspecific or give too many clues of the diseases that cannot be listed. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; FDG PET-CT ...

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