They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

For a stroke patient, every minute without diagnosis increases the risk of brain damage. For accident victims with internal bleeding or head injuries, a CT scan can be the difference between life ...

Focusing on risk alone is not helpful and, in some cases, might prevent a person from attending a scan that could provide early diagnosis of cancer. 'Anyone undergoing a CT scan must be provided ...

Twenty-five years ago, a coalition proposed a nationwide network of stroke centers to improve stroke outcomes, but has there ...

CT scans fall under a group of medical tests known as diagnostic tests ... ranging from a stroke to multiple sclerosis to a brain injury from trauma, according to the Mayo Clinic.

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this ...