Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of noninvasive test that uses magnets and radio waves to create images of the inside of the body. The magnets and radio waves create cross-sectional images ...

When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools ...

A 41-year-old male sawmill worker suffered blunt abdominal trauma while loading logs onto an edger. Initial abdominal CT scan showed subcapsular hepatic hematoma encompassing about 50% of the liver ...

January 24, 2011 — A change in diagnosis and treatment was made in nearly half (49%) of adult patients presenting to an emergency department with nontraumatic abdominal pain after a computed ...

Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest form of cancer worldwide, mainly because the disease is often discovered late. Symptoms associated with these tumors are often non-specific, so patients and doctors ...

A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the U.S. has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the need for a computed tomography scan following ...

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., July 7-- Clinicians may miss a substantial number of new abdominal aortic dilations on CT scans, researchers have found. Clinical teams didn't record about 60% of dilations within ...

Plaque detected in abdominal CT scan could be a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Plaque detected in abdominal CT scan could be a ...

If you have severe pain in your abdomen or chest, fall off your bike, or are in a car accident, there's a good chance that you'll undergo a CT scan. Those painless, quick tests can be lifesaving, by ...

A routine test may put children at an added and unnecessary risk of cancer. Jan. 15, 2008 — -- In the last 30 years, the computerized tomography scan — more commonly known as the CT scan — has ...