A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) ― A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven ...

Nearly 40% of children undergoing CT scans for blunt abdominal trauma have incidental findings, with 3.5% requiring immediate evaluation and 5.4% needing follow-up within 4 weeks. This secondary ...

In younger patients, the estimated radiation risks associated with abdominal and pelvic computed tomography scans are twice those of older patients, according to a new study. In younger patients, the ...

A 41-year-old male sawmill worker suffered blunt abdominal trauma while loading logs onto an edger. Initial abdominal CT scan showed subcapsular hepatic hematoma encompassing about 50% of the liver ...