Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by UCSF imaging specialists.

Juno Vu has suffered numerous blackouts and a heart attack, but nothing his doctors tried was able to stop his uncontrolled rapid heartbeats. Vu has ventricular tachycardia, caused by malfunctioning ...

CT-guided interventional procedures offer highly accurate and conservative therapies for patients with back pain, decreasing the need for pain medications and delaying the need for surgical treatment, ...

CT has been utilized for a) coronary angiography (coronary CTA) and b) coronary calcium scoring. The coronary arteries had conventionally been visualized using invasive coronary angiography that ...

While these advanced imaging tools save lives by detecting injuries and illness, mounting evidence suggests they may come with long-term consequences that patients need to understand before agreeing ...

» 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, ...

CT scans use a series of X-rays to see inside your body. It’s considered the gold standard for diagnosing kidney stones, but the procedure is not without some risks. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Proposed changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing codes associated with cardiac computed tomography for 2020 would drop reimbursement rates by 10-30% for three main CT ...