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What is the difference between an X-ray, CT scan, and MRI? When are these tests performed?

Learn which medical tests are appropriate and which ones to use for pain or injury. What's the difference between an X-ray, ...
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Automated CT Scans for Traumatic Brain Injury May Predict Disability Outcomes

The use of CT-based automation for traumatic brain injury may serve as a valuable tool for clinicians to predict disability outcomes in patients. Utilizing automated computed tomography (CT) scans to ...

Reducing Brain CT Perfusion Radiation Exposure by Approximately One-Third: A Study of 3,812 Cases Reviewing 'Number of Scans'

In brain CT perfusion (CTP) scans for patients with suspected stroke, the passage of contrast medium through the brain is ...

Lens dose in head CT varies with 'angle' and 'scan range'—revisiting eye protection through computational research

The radiation dose received by the lens of the eye during a head CT scan varies significantly depending on the combination of ...
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Head CT scan use in emergency rooms doubled from 2007 to 2022

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CT head scans were ordered in approximately 175 million ED encounters. Patients who received scans were mainly ...
Medical Xpress

Use of head CT scans in ERs more than doubles over 15 years

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across the United States from 2007 to 2022. The study, which was published on ...

In 1971, engineer Godfrey Hounsfield’s new scanner revealed a brain cyst in the first clinical CT scan; 8 years later, he shared the Nobel Prize for developing computer ...

What if the contents of a sealed box could be revealed without ever opening it? For British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield, the ...
Health Affairs

Reducing Unnecessary CT Scans In Head Trauma

To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma. With CMS preparing new Medicare diagnostic guidance, the opportunity to shift ...
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Exposure to CT radiation increases risk for childhood brain tumors

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data showed a positive association between head/neck CT imaging and risk for childhood brain tumors. Further ...