Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident.

The projection reflects both the sharp rise in how often CT scans are used and the higher radiation doses many patients now receive. Sponsored “Most patients will not develop cancer from a CT scan,” ...

Sometimes there is calcium in the outside of the blood vessels without any cholesterol plaque inside the blood vessels. The ...

A medical test used to detect cancer may actually be contributing to the disease, research suggests. Computerized tomography (CT) scans use X-rays to create detailed images of the body and are ...

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and account for about 5% of new cancer cases annually in the U.S. population ...

Siemens Healthineers has deployed its first mobile stroke unit in the U.S., with an ambulance equipped with its own CT ...

CT scans are one of the most effective medical tools available today, providing an in-depth look inside the human body to spot tumors, detect brain bleeds and other ailments. But a new study ...

I recently had a CT scan of my chest and abdomen for pain, and they made a note that I also had coronary atherosclerosis. What is this ...