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Computed Tomography News

Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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CT Scan Use Rises Sharply
In emergency rooms, the use of CT scans increased 300 percent in 12 years, finds study. The rate of CT use grew 11 times faster than the rate of ED visits during the study period. Th...

CT Scan in Children - An Increasing Concern
Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, also called computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanning, is a medical imaging procedure which uses x-rays to obtain cross-sectional images of the body....

CT Scan Technology Appears to Increase Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis Rate
Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) meant for the detection of pulmonary embolism, has led to over-diagnosis and over-treatment of the condition, say researchers. The finding pu...

CT Scan Radiation can be Reduced With Video Game Processors
A new way to process X-ray data can help reduce the amount of radiation patients receive during cone beam CT scans. Cone beam CT plays an essential role in image-guided radiation therap...

Plaque In Abdominal CT Scan Predictor Of Heart Disease
Plaque detected in abdominal CT scan could be a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Researchers found that patients are nearl...

Study Says CT Scan is Cost-effective in Screening for LAM Among Women With Collapsed Lung
It is cost-effective to do CT scan screening of non-smoking women, ages 25-54, who come to the emergency room for the first time with a collapsed lung in order to diagnose and treat those wi...

Image Quality of Multidetector Computed Tomography Scans Influenced by Physiologic Factors
A study in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology says that the image quality of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans, used for the noninvasive detection of co...

Studies Find CT Scan Radiation Can Cause Cancer
Two US studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine have shown that radiation from computed tomographic (CT) scanners can cause cancer decades after patient exposure. CT scans ...

Ex-Smokers Don't Go For Cigarettes Despite Repeat Negative CT Scan for Lung Cancer
Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography (CT) lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers...

Cardiac CT Scan may Help Diagnose Significant Heart Disease
A computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia has been developed by a team of researchers led by Massachusetts Gen...

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