Gita Fulwiler had always been an early riser -- up and moving at the crack of dawn.But in June 2023, she started struggling to get out of bed. She ...

"A scan at a local hospital showed a large cyst in her chest, pressing against the left atrium of the heart. A detailed CT scan confirmed that the growth was dangerously close to major blood ...

In the ruins of a health-care system, many medical facilities have become graveyards. Doctors continue to deliver lifesaving ...

Patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AFib ... higher CHA 2 DS 2-VASc score and left ventricular dysfunction. Meanwhile, patients with preprocedural CT, paroxysmal AFib, sleep apnea and the use of ...

The research purpose of this study was to combine dual-source CT and medical image processing software to study ... In case of serious heart rate problems such as persistent atrial fibrillation, ...

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans have revolutionized modern medicine, allowing healthcare providers to see inside the human body with remarkable clarity without invasive procedures. These diagnostic ...

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than ...

The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, warns that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 alone could eventually lead to over 100,000 extra cancer cases.If the current rate of scanning ...