Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by UCSF imaging specialists.

A national summit of medical professionals meeting last month in Atlanta called for the creation of consensus scan techniques as a way of addressing the concerns of patients undergoing CT scans -- a ...

Juno Vu has suffered numerous blackouts and a heart attack, but nothing his doctors tried was able to stop his uncontrolled rapid heartbeats. Vu has ventricular tachycardia, caused by malfunctioning ...

A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.

ERLANGEN, Germany — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has issued a consensus statement on the use of CT imaging before transcatheter aortic-valve implantation ...

CT-guided interventional procedures offer highly accurate and conservative therapies for patients with back pain, decreasing the need for pain medications and delaying the need for surgical treatment, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Imaging procedures were a source of exposure to doses of ionizing radiation, which tended to become cumulative ...

Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study. Radiation doses from common CT ...