Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary artery calcium scores are almost the same on standard 6 mm chest CT as they are on 3 mm ECG-gated CTs, ...

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-dose ...

Chest CT scans of three representative patients from the Framingham Heart Study. The deep learning system has identified and outlined the heart (blue contours) and coronary calcium (orange contours). ...

CT scans expose patients to at least 150 times the amount of radiation from a single chest X-ray, however, they allow doctors to get more detailed images of the body. (Photo: Getty Images) CT scans — ...

A former Food and Drug Administration scientist said Tuesday his job was eliminated after he raised concerns about the risks of radiation exposure from high-grade medical scanning. Dr. Julian Nicholas ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

Do you know that, if you are a current or former smoker, there is a test that is more likely to save your life than a yearly mammogram or a screening colonoscopy? Of all malignancies, lung cancer is ...

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The cough began as an annoyance to Brad Schnure. Then it wouldn't go away. After seeing several doctors, a specialist ordered a neck and chest scan three years ago. But a vendor for Schnure’s medical ...