Building a better CT scanner

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

Low-Dose CT Vs Chest X-Ray for Lung Cancer Surveillance in HNSCC: Is One Better?

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...
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Understanding your chest CT and PET scans in lung cancer detection

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 ...
TCTMD

Rapid-Access CT Model Seeks to Increase Efficiency, Reduce Delays for Chest Pain

A team based at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, is trying out a new tactic that has successfully debuted in the United Kingdom—a model of rapid chest-pain rule out with a dedicated cardiac ...
News Medical

CT scans may be better first step for evaluating chest pain

Previous studies have found less than 40% of patients with stable chest pain undergoing invasive coronary angiography are found to have obstructive coronary artery disease. Recent randomized clinical ...