For example, low-dose chest CT scans performed for lung cancer screening use lower doses than multi-phase abdominal/pelvic CT scans that are required to stage a person with pancreatic cancer.

Can you describe the findings on this CT scan? Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed a lobulated soft-tissue mass in the presacral space which was inseparable from the rectal wall.

CT Imaging and Related Cancer Risk The use of computed tomographic (CT) scans has increased dramatically over the last few decades. Regardless of the recognized benefits from the radiologic ...

Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging pelvic scans resulted in limited new findings of lesions or metastatic disease in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, researchers ...

The largest number of cancers are projected to result from abdominal or pelvic CT scans in adults, accounting for about 37,500 of the 103,000 expected cancers, results show.

Omitting pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans from the routine surveillance of off-therapy patients with Wilms tumor could reduce radiation exposure without compromising relapse detection rates ...

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Low-dose CT ...

CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty The estimates are small and uncertain, but balancing risks and benefits is critical.