The TSA’s upgrade to 3D computed tomography (CT) scanners could create an annoying issue — and perhaps a pricey one — for ...

A bundle of 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy remains stored in a Hungarian museum collection spent years carrying the wrong ...

A older patient is guided into a CT scanner — an essential diagnostic tool whose life-saving power is now being weighed against growing concerns about long-term radiation exposure. Computed tomography ...

The bone density of many people decreases as they get older. This process, which is known as osteoporosis, often goes unnoticed, even if there are fractures to the vertebral bodies. These fractures ...

In a new pilot feasibility study, researchers from Mayo Clinic, the University of Washington School of Medicine, the University of California San Francisco, and Nextrast Inc. found that a new imaging ...

CT scans are the first-line imaging technique for detecting adrenal tumors. They provide detailed and precise images. With the use of imaging tests, adrenal masses are being detected more frequently, ...

White matter disease detected on CT may indicate a higher risk for future stroke or dementia compared with disease detected only on MRI.

Computed tomography (CT) is a type of medical imaging tool that allows doctors to see inside a person’s body. Doctors may use an abdominal CT scan to look for signs of injury, infection, or disease in ...

In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography (CT) as images captured with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method, presented in ...

A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.