Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by UCSF imaging specialists.

Juno Vu has suffered numerous blackouts and a heart attack, but nothing his doctors tried was able to stop his uncontrolled rapid heartbeats. Vu has ventricular tachycardia, caused by malfunctioning ...

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 ...

Though CT scans are expensive and pose some radiation danger, their use on patients with minor injuries is rapidly increasing in California. Between 2005 and 2013, according to University of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Imaging procedures were a source of exposure to doses of ionizing radiation, which tended to become cumulative ...

ERLANGEN, Germany — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has issued a consensus statement on the use of CT imaging before transcatheter aortic-valve implantation ...

While Congress debates the pros and cons of Obamacare, a silent revolution proceeds apace in American medicine. Actually, it is not totally silent; it is heralded by the low hum of the CT scanner.

CT-guided interventional procedures offer highly accurate and conservative therapies for patients with back pain, decreasing the need for pain medications and delaying the need for surgical treatment, ...

Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study. Radiation doses from common CT ...