One of the most common uses of heart CT scans is to check for coronary artery disease—blockages in the arteries that bring ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans use X-rays to create detailed internal pictures of the body. The NHS carries out around five million scans a year for reasons such as assessing internal injuries after ...

Why CT Scans Causing Cancer Technology has made many things easier in the medical field. Doctors use new technology to detect diseases. But this same technology can also give us new diseases.

Children who get four or more computerized tomography (CT) scans before the age of 18 face more than double the risk of cancer compared to those who don’t receive this imaging, a new study has found.

Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that subtle increases in lung scarring, detected by an artificial ...

A knock to the head during a football match, a lingering cough that won't quit, or a strange set of symptoms for which you need an answer. For these and any number of other reasons, you may find ...

Decades after CT and MRI scanners were introduced in India, distribution remains uneven, raising concerns about overuse and ...

A team of Memorial University doctors says too many unnecessary CT scans are being done in Newfoundland and Labrador, and patients should be worried about the health impacts. Dr. Pat Parfrey, clinical ...

KAMLOOPS — The Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) board heard from a BC Cancer delegation at its regular board ...

An MRI uses powerful magnetic fields to take pictures of the body, and the resulting detail of soft tissue is generally more ...