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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the ...

Share on Pinterest Research suggests that AI can help predict fall risk by analyzing abdominal CT scans. Image credit: Diego Martin/Stocksy As people age, the risk of falls increases, primarily due to ...

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) ― A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven ...

Mayo Clinic's AI model identifies invisible signs of pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans, potentially transforming early ...

Unenhanced CT was about 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for the evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED), a retrospective study showed. Of 201 adult patients, ...

Diagnostic ultrasound is an excellent modality for many conditions that present with abdominal pain. It has the advantage of being both portable and radiation-free. Although actual scanning time may ...

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...

Delivering high-quality emergency care for kids may mean fewer CT scans, according to a new study. The research validates intra-abdominal injury (IAI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) prediction rules ...