A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

Computed tomography (CT) is a type of medical imaging tool that allows doctors to see inside a person’s body. Doctors may use an abdominal CT scan to look for signs of injury, infection, or disease in ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. Radiologists have fielded numerous questions in recent ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A number of studies in the past year have raised concerns that Americans are exposed to too much radiation from CT scans, increasing their risk of cancer. A: CT, short for computed ...

Share on Pinterest Research suggests that AI can help predict fall risk by analyzing abdominal CT scans. Image credit: Diego Martin/Stocksy As people age, the risk of falls increases, primarily due to ...

A population-based cohort study evaluated the risk for spontaneous pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies in offspring of women exposed to computed tomography (CT) ionizing radiation before ...