The higher the dose of radiation in a scan, the higher the rate of brain tumors. There was no similar correlation between CT scans and leukemia cases, which is likely because not much radiation ...

CT scans save lives but could also cause 100,000 new cancer cases in the US, raising urgent questions about balancing diagnostic necessity with long-term health risks.

CT scans are used to investigate all sorts of medical issues, from checking for brain bleeding after a kid takes a hard hit on the soccer field, to revealing what a bike accident did to a cyclist ...

The results were quite promising. In more than 96% of the patients studied, a blood test utilizing both of these biomarkers accurately predicted the lack of any brain injury , as verified by CT scan.

If you have something that can do a test that comes back relatively quickly, well maybe you can save maybe half of them the radiation that comes to the brain from a CT scan," Dr. Kitagawa said.

In a 2023 cost-effectiveness analysis, use of GFAP and UCH-L1 biomarkers reduced CT use by 325 scans per 1,000 patients compared to universal CT screening, by identifying low-risk cases suitable ...

The scan is made by passing X-rays through the brain, just like a regular CT scan. But in addition to revealing the structure of brain tissue, perfusion CT also shows how much blood is present in ...

Of the 14.3 million children studied, 32% underwent CT (computed tomography) scans of the brain if being evaluated for a head injury.

A decapitated Egyptian mummy's head discovered in an attic in England has undergone a state-of-the-art CT scan to try and uncover its secrets. The head, which is at least 2,000 years old, was ...