Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...
Kidney stones are painful enough on their own, but when they develop during pregnancy, treatment becomes a lot more ...
CT scans are a common test used by radiologists to examine what's happening inside the body. These scans use a small amount of radiation, raising concerns that they could cause cancer. Mark Supanich, ...
Routine scans are increasingly detecting symptom-free cancers early, allowing timely treatment and improving survival, though ...
CT scans are one of the most effective medical tools available today, providing an in-depth look inside the human body to spot tumors, detect brain bleeds and other ailments. But a new study suggests ...
When I was a medical student, I worked with a doctor who lied. One day, she lied by ordering a kidney-stone CT scan on a patient she thought had appendicitis. Let me explain. I was working in the ...
Among emergency department (ED) patients with suspected renal colic who underwent renal point-of-care ultrasound (rPOCUS), hydronephrosis predicted kidney stones and early urologic intervention and ...