Discover a quick CT scan that reveals heart attack risk by detecting calcium buildup in arteries, offering a more accurate ...

This five-minute pain-free scan gives doctors a window into your heart's future. The test spots hidden plaque long before ...

"His doctor never advised him to have this simple scan that could have identified it early in its development and possibly ...

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Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a patient’s risk. Yet the ...

Use of CT scans in the U.S. has more than tripled in less than two decades. Despite the medical benefits, these scans emit a significant amount of radiation. A new study estimates that 29,000 ...

A CT scan of a single fetlock produces around 250 images - how can we quickly and efficiently analyze all those images in an ...

CT scans expose patients to at least 150 times the amount of radiation from a single chest X-ray, however, they allow doctors to get more detailed images of the body. (Photo: Getty Images) CT ...

One CT scan can expose a patient to 10 or 15 times as much radiation as another, Smith-Bindman said. “There is very large variation,” she said, “and the doses vary by an order of magnitude — tenfold, ...