When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools ...

Healthcare providers use abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans to diagnose various diseases and conditions, including cancer, blood clots, kidney or bladder stones, ulcerative colitis, and certain ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

Although CT referrals from GPs in Denmark have seen an increase, over 10% of patients with non-specific symptoms are ...

In younger patients, the estimated radiation risks associated with abdominal and pelvic computed tomography scans are twice those of older patients, according to a new study. In younger patients, the ...

CT imaging of the chest, abdomen, and spine to detect conditions such as kidney stones or pulmonary lesions can also be used ...

Patients place considerable confidence in CT scans, but they fail to understand the risks they may be taking, researchers say. Patients may be confident in the evaluations the scans allow, but they ...