New York Post14d
This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
CT scans, a go-to for diagnosing everything from tumors to infections to bone fractures, are facing increased scrutiny. Experts say the radiation doses they deliver can vary dramatically — and ...
StamfordAdvocate15d
State-owned vehicles in CT were driven 1.2 million miles with no seatbelt last year, data shows
Connecticut state employees drove more than 1.2 million miles without wearing seatbelts in state-owned vehicles in 2024 alone, according to state data. Thousands of state employees drive more than ...
healthday15d
New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations. The rules, which began ...
Medical Xpress16d
New Medicare rules aim to cut radiation exposure from CT scans
Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations. The rules, which began rolling out in January, come as ...
NBC Washington17d
Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year ...
Medscape19d
Deep Learning Enhances Temporal Bone CT Scans
Deep learning–based reconstruction (DLR) significantly improved image quality in temporal bone ultrahigh-resolution CT (UHR-CT) for both adult and paediatric protocols, reducing noise and ...
The Lancet21d
Deep-learning-assisted detection and segmentation of rib fractures from CT scans: Development and validation of FracNet
2Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China 3MoE Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence, AI Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China ...
America Magazine28d
Update: Pope Francis’ CT scan shows ‘normal progression of the lung inflammation’
The Vatican also reported that the chest CT scan carried out Tuesday evening “showed a normal progression of the lung inflammation.” It said that “the mild kidney insufficiency observed in ...
Fox News28d
Pope Francis in critical but stable condition, has CT scan, Vatican says
Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition after undergoing a CT scan on Tuesday, the Vatican announced. Vatican officials say the pope, 88, returned to work in the evening, making a ...