Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing ...

The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance ... 9 and 24 months. Contrast-enhanced CT, PET and/or biopsy Same as low-risk patient Based on the guidelines published ...

In contrast, he says a chest CT scan provides ... a PET scan can detect cancer in lymph nodes and organs that appear normal on a chest CT scan. “Since PET scans cover a larger area of the ...

From September 2020 to December 2022, 54 immunocompromised patients with fevers were referred to Dr. Klug's division to undergo two chest CT scans: a normal-dose scan and an ultra-low-dose scan.

Between September 2020 and December 2022, 54 patients with compromised immune systems who had fevers underwent a pair of chest CT scans -- a normal dose scan and an ultra-low-dose scan.