Computed tomography (CT) scans could soon account for 5 percent ... medical uses include locating blood clots, imaging complex bone fractures or joint damage, or screening for tumors.

UCSF researchers call for greater awareness of the potential risks associated with CT scans, emphasizing the need for informed discussions between patients and doctors. A new study shows that CT scans ...

Imaging reports ... asymptomatic fractures. Single-photon emission CT (SPECT) and CT scan of the whole body demonstrated no significant skeletal disease or underlying avascular necrosis of the ...

Police stock image Video footage of the assault ... to her face and a cut on the bridge of her nose. “A CT scan confirmed that she suffered a fracture around her left eye, cheek and the nasal bone and ...

As conveyed to Space.com, this is one of the brightest and longest galactic center filaments that have been detected so far. The distances of these filaments are 26,000 light-years and 230 light-years ...

Have you ever had an X-ray taken of your bones? Well, so has the Milky Way. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory regularly images ...

as well as fall and fracture potential, using standard bone density scans, according to a statement Tuesday by Australia’s Edith Cowan University (ECU). Created in partnership with the ...

CT scans produce highly detailed X-ray images of the body’s bones, soft tissues, and blood vessels. A series of CT scan images, in combination, can create a 3D view of what’s happening inside ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more about their innovative CT scan and how it compares to a ...

If you’re heading to the radiologist for your first DEXA scan ... will take images of the hips and lumbar spine, bones which are particularly vulnerable to osteoporotic fractures.

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...