CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California ...

There's a new research study warning the potential danger of CT scans, especially in younger patients. According to the Institute of Cancer Research of London, the overuse of CT scans could cause over ...

The short answer is…maybe. Critics of the health care industry postulate that our society’s quickness to test for disease may in fact be causing more of it, especially in the case of medical scans. To ...

Through a statewide partnership, hospitals in Michigan drastically increased the number of patients who receive follow-up ...

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers developed an artificial neural network that analyzes lung cancer patients’ EHRs and medical scans to determine the most effective radiation dosage for therapy, according ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the dynamics of technological advancement in the field of medical imaging, ...

Computed Tomography (CT) scans are one of the most frequently used imaging tools in medicine. In fact, more than 72 million scans are performed each year to diagnose various medical conditions. But ...

Unnecessary imaging scans are aggravating climate change, a new study found. The study concluded that 4% to 26% of MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds and X-rays are inappropriate, adding that the excess ...