ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could ...

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - You have probably heard of a stress test to determine any issues with your heart. However, here's another test that doctors say can give patients more ease of mind, and still ...

August 28, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Noninvasive computed tomography (CT) perfusion imaging added to CT angiography accurately identifies flow-limiting coronary lesions that need to be treated, results ...

Giving CT angiogram scans to people coming to the emergency room with chest pain could improve the speed of heart attack detection and lower costs, a research study has found. Among the findings were ...

Doha: Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming millions of lives each year. Early detection is the most powerful weapon in preventing its devastating consequences. Over the ...

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 ...

A cranial CT scan is a diagnostic tool used to create detailed pictures of features inside your head, such as your skull, brain, paranasal sinuses, ventricles, and eye sockets. CT stands for computed ...

A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body. A CT ...

A computed tomography (CT) head scan uses X-rays to develop a 3D image of the skull, brain, and other related areas of the head. A CT scan of the head can provide more detail than a traditional X-ray, ...