They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

Similar ability between the retinal scan and WHO method to predict 10-year risk of coronary heart disease or stroke when compared to data from the UK Biobank A 93.9% imaging success rate ...

The system’s TrueFidelity DL images for cardiac and SnapShot Freeze 2 support further image quality while ECG-less cardiac means the system can obtain CT scans without the need for a patient-attached ...

Interior Health is moving a bit more quickly through its CT scan waitlist, courtesy of a new system. In Kelowna and Kamloops, the health authority is starting to give waitlisted patients an option ...

What happens next depends on the type of stroke. Upon arrival at the hospital, vital signs and blood sugar levels are checked and a doctor evaluates the patient on the way to the CT scan.

Australian Stroke Alliance has received $15 million in federal government funding to introduce more trial sites within the next 12 months. Funding will also pave the way for the Australian-made ...

An estimated 610,000 Americans are expected to experience their first stroke this year — but you don’t have to be one of them. With nearly 80% of strokes considered preventable, you’d think ...

The scientists are the first to capture high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object—a gas turbine blade—using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The findings ...

The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The work is part of a larger ...

Every year, around 46,000 people in the UK experience a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), commonly referred to as a "mini stroke", for the first time. TIAs occur when there is a temporary ...

Vladimir Putin is showing "the consequences of a mini-stroke," according to a former Kremlin speechwriter. Abbas Gallyamov, who worked as Mr Putin's speechwriter during his first two terms as ...

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low ...