The imaging tool used to diagnose bone injuries, cancer and other diseases may expose patients to unnecessarily high ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images ...

Now, odontologists at the University of Gothenburg have taken this research further, looking at not only teeth but also entire skulls, by using modern computed tomography, also known as CT scans.

That recently changed thanks to computed tomography (CT) scanning technology. Using the imaging technique, an interdisciplinary team of forensic dental experts, archeologists, and radiologists ...

Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT ...

The study assessed 276 lung cancer patients at a cancer center for existing atherosclerosis on staging computed tomography (CT) scans. Atherosclerosis is when plaque builds up in the arteries, ...

"Annotating 45,000 CT scans with 6 million anatomical shapes would require an expert radiologist to have started working around 420 BCE—the era of Hippocrates—to complete the task by 2025," says lead ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans are imaging tests that are highly effective at detecting and monitoring bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is a type of urinary tract cancer. It affects the bladder’s ...