About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...
Heart disease often develops silently for decades, and a calcium heart scan is one of the few tools that can spot trouble ...
Coronary CT angiography (CTCA) scans do not reduce the risk of heart attacks or cardiac death over three years in patients ...
Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...
If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy smoker, and are between 50 and 80 years old — experts recommend an annual low-dose computerized ...
New imaging technology can scan incredibly small bones, such as those in the ear, to a 50-micron level of detail, which could lead to swifter diagnoses of diseases. Early diagnosis of some ear ...
The centre will provide 25,000 CT and MRI scans a year, allowing hospitals to treat more patients.