For certain medical conditions, X-ray or ultrasound images don’t provide enough information. A CT scan provides a more detailed view of tissues, blood vessels, and bones. Doctors and other medical ...

A heart computed tomography (CT) scan uses X-rays to create detailed images of your heart. The test can help doctors evaluate the structure and function of the heart and the surrounding blood vessels.

When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools like the CT (Computed Tomography) scan. The direct answer is yes, a CT scan ...

Medical professionals use CT scans to help diagnose and stage bladder cancer. While CT scans can provide valuable information, they are not perfect and have certain limitations. However, CT scans may ...

In the largest retrospective study of submersion injury in children to date, cranial CTs performed within 24 hrs of injury were normal in 82%. Abnormal scans, both initially and after an initially ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images of ...

A computed tomography (CT) head scan uses X-rays to develop a 3D image of the skull, brain, and other related areas of the head. A CT scan of the head can provide more detail than a traditional X-ray, ...

In 60 non-cancer patients exposed to CT scans, the numbers of dicentric and ring chromosomes were significantly increased with individual variation. The individual variations in the increment of ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are two types of imaging procedures. They both create detailed images of the internal body structures. While CT scans use X-rays to ...

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9(6):567-572. In our study, 75% of initially abnormal cranial CTs showed evidence of diffuse edema, as evidenced by loss of gray-white differentiation, and 50% showed ...