CT Scan – Researchers develop blood test to detect lung cancer (EurekAlert!)
Researchers develop blood test to detect lung cancer (EurekAlert!)
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States and around the world, mainly because lung cancers are found in late stages and the best treatment opportunities already have been missed.
Detecting Blockages in Coronary Arteries with Cardiac CT Scan – Kansas City infoZine
| Detecting Blockages in Coronary Arteries with Cardiac CT Scan Kansas City infoZine, MO - Use of the 16-row multidetector computed tomography (CT) scan to detect narrowing of coronary arteries may result in a high number of cases in which the … |
A pilot survived a plane crash in Lee County, Illinois.
WQAD – To get there, you can start witht he CT scan — and do it without waiting for your doctor to order the test. “People are taking their own health into their own hands and saying gosh, am I at risk or aren’t I at risk and they want to know more …
2,000 years on, CT scan reveals mystery of the mummy (Daily Mail)
Two thousand years is a long time to wait for a CT scan, even by the standards of the beleaguered NHS. But a small child mummified in ancient Egypt, became an unlikely patient at the MRI unit of Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital
Health Watch: CT Scan Could Replace CAT Scan – CBS4Boston
| Health Watch: CT Scan Could Replace CAT Scan CBS4Boston, Boston - … The study looked at CAT scans with 16 rows of detectors and many major hospitals are now using what is known as a CT scan with 64 rows, providing much … |
Hospitals snap up 64-slice heart scanners
Olympian – At the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, low-risk patients who come to the ER with chest pains get preliminary tests and a CT scan. If the results are negative, the patients are discharged. About 85 percent to 90 percent of …