A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...

CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest for infants, followed by children and ...

CT scans — those marvels of modern imaging that can peer inside our bodies in seconds — may also be contributing to a slow-moving wave of cancer. A new modeling study estimates that radiation from CT ...

The annual incidence of cardiac sarcoidosis is low, but increased awareness of this inflammatory condition has led to earlier disease recognition. High mortality rates compel prompt diagnosis and ...

A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic rhinosinusitis. Thickening of the macular layer of the eye's ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been identified in the lungs of wild birds using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical imaging and pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS), in the ...

A pleural effusion can be very small (detectable only by a chest X-ray or CT scan) or be large and contain several pints of fluid. A pleural effusion requires drainage of the intrapleural space, ...

We’re citizens in the kingdom of the well, and in the kingdom of the sick. “Night Side Songs” — named for Sontag’s pronouncement that illness is the “night-side” of life — is the ...

If you have chest pain on the left side, your first thought may be that you’re having a heart attack. While chest pain can be a symptom of heart problems, that’s not always the case.

referred for a chest CT to evaluate for pneumonia between September 2020 and December 2022. The participants underwent two scans: normal-dose CT (120 kVp and automatic current modulation ...

The scientists are the first to capture high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large ... and non-destructive way to obtain a detailed view inside dense structures, such as rocket components ...