A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging pelvic scans resulted in limited new findings of lesions ...

A 42-year-old white female presented to the ED with a 2-year history of intermittent pain in the coccygeal region. There was no prior history of weight loss; the patient denied any related symptoms, ...

A 66-year-old man with a history of multiple transurethral prostate surgeries for prostatism presented to the ED with gross painless hematuria. Digital rectal exam showed an enlarged prostate without ...

A large study of more than 5 million women over 30 years has suggested that CT scans before conception could increase the risk of pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies. As concerning as the results ...

Omitting pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans from the routine surveillance of off-therapy patients with Wilms tumor could reduce radiation exposure without compromising relapse detection rates, ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., July 7-- Clinicians may miss a substantial number of new abdominal aortic dilations on CT scans, researchers have found. Clinical teams didn't record about 60% of dilations within ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks involved? As it turns out, even our healthcare providers are vague on the knowledge ...