The plaintiff is a neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia. He sued the University of Physicians Group alleging that a UVA ...

Key Takeaways Low-dose CT scans can help detect pneumonia Radiologists accurately detected pneumonia in low-dose scans cleaned up by AI Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT ...

Experts representing multiple societies and institutions across 14 countries have published guidance for computed tomography (CT) imaging in patients with residual lung abnormalities after COVID-19 ...

The National Lung Screening Trial compared standard chest X-rays with low-dose CT scans in detecting tumors. The trial was stopped early because the CT imaging caught tumors earlier and led to 20 ...

Incidental heart calcification on a CT scan of the chest COMPUTERISED X-ray Tomography, or CT scanning, is a medical imaging technology which uses X-rays to create cross-sectional images of parts ...

Chest CT, a routine imaging tool for pneumonia diagnosis, is fast and relatively easy to perform. Recent research found that the sensitivity of CT for COVID-19 infection was 98% compared to RT-PCR ...

CT scans expose patients to at least 150 times the amount of radiation from a single chest X-ray, the study noted. However, CT scans allow doctors to get more detailed images of parts of the body ...

While preparing for sinus surgery, Schnure had a CT scan of his head that was approved by his insurer Horizon at an in-network radiology center that cost the company $300. While the cough was ...

To explain the nuances of lung cancer imaging, Dr Solomon Mutua, a clinical oncologist at The Nairobi West Hospital dittoes the role of chest CT scans in early lung cancer detection, and why ...

Derivation and Validation of Two Decision Instruments for Selective Chest CT in Blunt Trauma: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study (NEXUS Chest CT). PLOS Medicine, 2015; 12 (10): e1001883 ...