Iodine-based contrast material injected intravenously to enhance CT images can be safely used in most patients, according to a study. Of the 80 million or more CT scans performed each year in the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An Eastern Iowa family says a loved one diagnosed with cancer can’t receive the needed CT scan because of a global shortage of contrast dye. “I’ve never heard about this, ...

A YOUNG law graduate has tragically died after suffering a severe allergic reaction following a CT scan. Leticia Paul, 22, was undergoing a routine check-up for kidney stones when she reacted to a ...

Erin Dwyer has been doing a lot of waiting. After a sonogram in December, she found out that she has a growth on her right kidney and had to wait months to see a specialist. Now she’s waiting for a CT ...

Dr. Kimberly Brockenbrough and primary care physician Dr. Tom Duncan explain how the scan can reveal risks before symptoms appear. Sponsored by CardiaVision.

Imaging technologist and patient during a CT scan at Radiology/Imaging Services at UWMC-Roosevelt in Seattle. Clare McLean UWMC Some hospitals in Washington are rationing medical scans and rethinking ...

A recent study showed that current and former heavy smokers can reduce their risk of dying of lung cancer by getting annual chest CT scans. The screening was so beneficial that the monitoring board ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could ...

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 ...