Building a better CT scanner

Computed tomography (CT) scanning, which creates detailed 3D images of bones, soft tissues, and organs, is better than ...
Medical Xpress

Q&A: Worried about getting a CT scan? Here's what to ask your doctor

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...
New Atlas

CT scans and cancer risk: What you need to know

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 a 30% ...
Medscape

Extending CT Stroke Scan to the Heart Significantly Boosts Clot Detection

ABU DHABI, UAE — Extending the simple CT angiography (CTA) scan given to all patients with acute stroke on presentation to the hospital to include the upper part of the heart increased the detection ...
Hartford Courant

There’s a ‘hurricane barrier’ in CT targeted for work. Where it is and what to know.

Connecticut just dodged the potential very negative impacts of Hurricane Erin, but what residents might not know is that a city here has a protection barrier for just such a storm and it’s targeted ...
The Connecticut Mirror

What will new Medicaid, SNAP work requirements look like in CT?

A woman exchanges EBT dollars for product vouchers at the West End Farmers' Market in Hartford on July 29, 2025. The market collaborates with End Hunger CT, which doubles up to $20 EBT dollars. Credit ...
FierceBiotech

Researchers find chronic stress you can see using a CT scan

Researchers said they have uncovered a novel sign of chronic stress and its damaging effects on the body by using an artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze common CT scans for what they describe ...