Unenhanced CT was about 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for the evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED), a retrospective study showed. Of 201 adult patients, ...

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 ...

A child with non-traumatic abdominal pain, a common symptom of appendicitis, is more likely to receive a computed tomography (CT) scan in a general emergency department (ED) than if he or she visited ...

A simple burning sensation may not always be "just gas." Doctors say upper abdominal pain can sometimes hide a liver cyst or ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Not all kids need a CT scan after a blunt trauma to the abdomen, according to a new study that identifies seven key signs to help doctors decide when a scan is unnecessary.

A 12-year-old male was transferred from an outside facility to our hospital with a suspected diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis. Prior to transport, he received broad-spectrum IV antibiotics and IV ...

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 ...