We hypothesized that patients with a GCS 15 and a completely normal examination including the lack of a cephalohematoma would not have an intracranial injury and may not require a head CT scan as ...

CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels provide greater clarity and reveal more details than X ray or radiograph exams. X ray images are two dimensional representations while ...

Some people worry about the side effects of a PET scan because a short-acting radioactive substance is injected into your ...

Jamie Koll of 'Girls Who Eat' shares the story of how doctors misdiagnosed her with IBS and later learned she had Gaucher ...

Anxiously in the waiting room, barely able to swipe through my phone. My mind wandered to the upcoming CT pulmonary angiogram. I  have been experiencing shortness of breath and severe chest pain. It ...

This software can take normal-resolution images acquired from ... which can also blur tissue boundaries in CT scans. Originally limited to scans of the heart, in November 2023 PIQE became ...

According to Dr Mutua, a PET scan can detect cancer in lymph nodes and organs that appear normal on a chest CT scan. “Since PET scans cover a larger area of the body, from the skull to the ...

A Golden Retriever puppy named Honey has overcome a life-threatening medical condition, thanks to the power of social media ...

Can a patient have a CT scan, diagnostic X-ray examination or MRI scan on the same day as the PET/CT scan? » After a PET scan, how long does a patient need to wait before using public transportation ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago veterinarians headed the effort to create the radiology database after their experiences dealing with ...

How much power do you think administrative employees in a doctor’s office should have over patient care? I like my doctor and his nursing staff, but I’m quite upset about a situation where a ...

CT scans give doctors a look inside the body that gives far more information about the spatial relationship of structures than a plain X-ray can. And as it turns out, CT scans are pretty handy for ...