The biomarker results—97.6% of patients with a CT-detected intracranial injury such as bleeding tested positive, and 99.7% of patients with a negative test had a normal head CT scan—were quite ...

Sedatives, facial trauma, or metabolic disturbances can cloud that picture. Many centers have turned to computed-tomography flow imaging, betting that a scan can settle what the stethoscope cannot. In ...

CT scans may increase risk of brain cancer, study suggests. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 07 / 180719085337.htm. Oxford University Press USA.

All 135 patients with mild traumatic brain injuries received CT scans when they were first admitted, and all were given MRIs about a week later. Most of them (99) had no detectable signs of injury on ...

The days of long CT scans could soon be over thanks to a hand-held tool that can detect brain injuries in 15 minutes or less. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast Welcome, Mickey ...

Strong determinants of poor outcome following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) are currently controversial. Although evidence-based guidelines recommend acute head CT examination, recent data ...

Just two CT (computed tomography) scans of the head in childhood can triple the risk of brain cancer in later life, and as few as five to 10 scans can triple the risk of leukaemia, a study has found.

We previously reported evidence of a dose–response relationship between ionising-radiation exposure from paediatric computed tomography (CT) scans and the risk of leukaemia and brain tumours in ...