Accurate lung segmentation in chest Computed Tomography (CT) scans is a challenging problem because of variations in lung volume shape, susceptibility to partial volume effects that affect thin antero ...

To keep CT scan radiation doses low, Midland Memorial Hospital follows the ALARA principle: As Low As Reasonably Achievable.

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

The take-home message should not be that CT scans represent a major danger and therefore need to be avoided at all costs. CT scans represent an important diagnostic tool for many conditions.

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

Last month, JAMA Internal Medicine published an article, Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging, that uses risk modeling to suggest that radiation from Computed ...

Deciding whether to get a CT scan is up to you. But it helps to know some context and details, and the right questions to ask your doctor.

Methods Adult patients (n=224) diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis and orbital cellulitis admitted to Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital during 2000–2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic ...

Medical Examiner Are CT Scans Causing a Ton of Cancer? I’m an epidemiologist who fact-checks the news. Here’s what you actually need to know about that viral paper.

Scientists cross-checked the ancient light of the universe with recent galaxy maps and spotted something unusual: the cosmos seems less clumped together than expected. This tiny deviation could hint ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.