Pulmonary angiography, specifically the computed tomographic version, is the gold standard for diagnosing lung embolism.

EviCore, a third-party vendor, denied the request for Horizon to cover the CT scan. An NJ bill would prohibit insurers from ...

Among individuals undergoing low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer, extensive coronary artery calcium is associated with all-cause death and cardiovascular events.

The Canadian Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance System (CJDSS) is operated by the Public Health Agency of Canada and conducts prospective national surveillance for all types of human prion disease ...

Background: Establishing a confident clinical diagnosis before an advanced stage of illness can be difficult in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) but unlike common causes of dementia, prion diseases ...

More than 1,000 CT scans have been reviewed amid concerns about the quality of checks by a consultant radiologist. Scotland’s national NHS scan reporting service said a routine audit found ...

More than 1,000 CT scans carried out in Scotland have been reviewed after concerns were raised about the work of one consultant radiologist, BBC Scotland News has learned. The medic was ...

MORE than 1,000 CT scans carried out on patients in Scotland have been reviewed after concerns were raised about a consultant radiologist's work. The scans, which detect diseases like cancer and ...

“As a practicing cardiologist, I find it very helpful to look at my patients’ recent or past CT scans to look for vascular calcification,” he said. “Whether or not a scan is specifically ...

From December 1, district hospitals included in this phase must apply for pre-authorisation on the Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST) portal for each patient and go ahead with the scan only ...