Use of head CT scans in ERs more than doubles over 15 years

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across ...
WFRV Local 5

HealthWatch: Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer

November is lung cancer awareness month, a time to recognize the deadliest cancer in the United States. Doctors at Aurora BayCare Medical Center want you to know ...
Medscape

Can CT Scans Accurately Detect Cancer in Patients With Non-Specific Symptoms Despite Rising CT Referrals?

Although CT referrals from GPs in Denmark have seen an increase, over 10% of patients with non-specific symptoms are ...
WGN Radio

Dr. Jim Adams: CT scans and doctor shortages

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of ...
Medscape

First Scan for Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis: X-rays, MRI, or CT?

BARCELONA, Spain — Data from a prospective imaging study question the use of x-ray radiography first in the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a practice ...
Ars Technica

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

In the US at least, capitalism and profit-seeking muddy all healthcare waters- there's a lot of unspoken incentive to order "more tests", and the most-expensive tests, regardless of their utility for ...