Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of physical examination (including neurologic exam) for positive computed tomography scan findings in children with closed head injury, Glasgow Coma Scale ...
Margin distance as an independent predictor of survival after R0 resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Background: The role of fusion positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans (PET/CT) ...
» Does the patient exposure from a CT procedure depend on the number of slices? Before answering this question, let’s compare two radiation quantities involved. First, dose, or absorbed dose, ...
Computed tomography is a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis. Zhu et al. have developed ...
Technology has yet again made it possible for humans in the present-day look back thousands of years ago as researchers publish the result of the computerized tomography (CT) scan on 3,600 years old ...
Timely radiographic studies are essential to oncology care. At our institution, a safety net hospital in a large metropolitan area, baseline assessment determined that the overwhelming majority of ...
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 ...
Low-cost coronary artery calcium scans can help determine if you need statin drugs, especially if you're 40-75.
New scanners that use computed tomography technology are now in use at security checkpoints at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday.