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

在生命的神秘旅程中，我们的身体就如同一个庞大而复杂的王国，每一个器官都是这个王国中至关重要的组成部分。而肺癌，就像是这个王国中悄然潜入的“黑暗势力”，常常在人们毫无察觉的时候开始兴风作浪。那么，有没有肺癌真的看一眼就知道吗？据说，当双腿经常出现这四种 ...

There also are a number of tests that can be used to diagnose issues with the spleen. For instance, imaging tests such as an abdominal X-ray, ultrasound, or computed tomography (CT) scan may be used ...

High-resolution scans Masahiro Yanagawa, a radiologist at Osaka University, believes that noise-free, high-resolution CT scans will be a game-changer in diagnosing lung diseases. “The lungs are ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections of the body (slices) using special X ray equipment and sophisticated computers. CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood ...

A CT scan of the patient's abdomen showed recurrence of his abscess and persistence of the pararectal fistulas, but a normal spleen size. Accordingly, drainage of his abscess was repeated with ...

Don't worry about it. Check this out. The spleen's that soft, purple organ located right behind the stomach and under the lungs. It's about five inches wide and weighs about six ounces.

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 ...

Scanning string instruments is his latest project. The scroll of the 19th century bass was adjusted multiple times to get the correct orientation for the CT scan. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The goal of ...

The spleen is a key component of the immune system. It filters old blood cells, bacteria, tumor cells out of the blood and breaks them down. The macrophages then get rid of them.

One of the principle applications of nanoparticle-based CT contrast agents is in cancer detection. Nanoparticles of a certain size range, with minor macrophage uptake and prolonged blood half-life ...

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 ...