The NCI announced the preliminary results in November 2010: That spiral CT scans caught malignant tumors and nodules earlier, reducing the risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent in middle ...

Medicare recipients between the ages of 55 and 77 who have smoked the equivalent of a pack a day for 30 years are now eligible for the annual test, known as a spiral CT scan. Medicare's decision ...

In axial CT, which is commonly used for head scans, the table is stationary during a rotation, after which it is moved along for the next slice. In helical CT, which is commonly used for body ...

Now the hurdle is deciding who should get these spiral CT scans and how often, because the tests carry their own risks, including repeated radiation exposure and a lot of false alarms that trigger ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are going to come under serious pressure to cover annual spiral CT scans for ex-smokers. What should its priority be? What should insurers do?

The regimen included the technical variables for the initial low-dose spiral CT scan, which were the same for the baseline and annual screenings. However, the definition of a positive result on ...

A CT scan functions in a similar way, but instead of one flat image, many X-rays are taken in a spiral. This provides more detail and accuracy. Once you’re inside the scanner, multiple X-ray ...