Computed tomography (CT) scans are a pivotal part of U.S. medical care. These sophisticated X-rays give doctors detailed views of what’s happening inside the body, allowing them to make diagnoses, ...

A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body.

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

A large-scale study of CT scans performed in the United States has estimated that the widely used medical technology could ...

There is a higher exposure to radiation when undergoing a CT scan when compared with an X-ray, but it provides a more detailed view of organs, blood vessels, soft tissues and bones. Local experts ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more about their innovative CT scan and how it compares to a ...

Benefits: Colonoscopies can provide a better look inside the large intestine than can be achieved from an external imaging procedure, like a CT scan or MRI, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It gives ...