New CT imaging oral contrast agent improves visualization of bowel anatomy, clinical trial data show

In a new pilot feasibility study, researchers from Mayo Clinic, the University of Washington School of Medicine, the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

UW, Mayo Clinic test new agent to improve CT scans

Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the University ...
Ars Technica

CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty

Computed tomography scans have become vital, even lifesaving, medical imaging for diagnosing and monitoring health conditions. But they do expose patients to ionizing radiation at levels linked to ...
Yahoo

The truth about CT scans: The common health check could drive 103,000 cancer cases, research warns

Do CT scans raise your risk of cancer? A new study weighs in. Radiation is everywhere—in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the walls of our homes and offices, emanating from microwaves, at the ...
Labroots

CT Scans Linked to More Cancer Cases than Previously Believed

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “CT scan” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...
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Will a CT Scan Give You Cancer?

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’s ...
NPR

New research finds CT scans can cause cancer. Here's what to know

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually. X-rays and CT scans have ...
NPR

Study highlights cancer risk from millions of CT scans performed annually

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...
UC San Francisco

Worried About Getting a CT Scan? Here’s What to Ask Your Doctor

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...
Forbes

CT Scans And Possible Rising Cancers — A Closer Look

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung Cancer, Scan, Essay Can Be Used Only To Illustrate Cancer, ...
Medscape

Cancer From CT Scans: What’s the Real Risk?

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...