Have you ever wondered how a CT scan works? Whether you're considering having one done or just curious about the technology behind it. However, understanding more about CT scans can be helpful. To ...

Researchers have managed to radiologically view the novel coronavirus infected individuals, and this could be a step towards early detection of this virus and diagnosis of those infected by it. The ...

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SAN DIEGO — People checked with a heart CT scan after seeing a doctor for chest pain have no less risk of heart attack, dying or being hospitalized months later than those who take a simple treadmill ...

Use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest for hospital emergency-room patients with blunt trauma could be reduced by more than one-third without compromising detection of major injury, ...

For patients who visit an emergency room with chest pains, but who don’t have an abnormal electrocardiogram or elevated troponin levels, a coronary CT scan can send them home earlier than conventional ...

Previous studies have found less than 40% of patients with stable chest pain undergoing invasive coronary angiography are found to have obstructive coronary artery disease. Recent randomized clinical ...

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Noninvasive CT scans are far better at finding clogged arteries that can trigger a heart attack than the exercise stress tests most chest pain patients take, research shows. A new head-to-head ...