Although CT is a relatively recent technology, there have been great improvements in the equipment. The early, slow "Step and Scan" machines required long image acquisition times, resulting in a ...

Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT scan ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — In a new pilot feasibility study, researchers from Mayo Clinic, the University of Washington School of Medicine, the University of California San Francisco, and Nextrast Inc. found ...

Withholding prehydration with sodium bicarbonate from patients with CKD stage 3 undergoing nonemergent contrast-enhanced computed tomography does not compromise renal safety, a study found. In ...

First-generation dual-source photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) enables high-quality aortoiliac imaging using minimal iodine contrast (total iodine dose, 9.5-9.8 g) at 40 keV, significantly ...

Medically reviewed by Rony Kampalath, MD CT scans and MRIs are imaging procedures that help healthcare providers see inside your body.CT scans are generally faster, less expensive, and more widely ...

Rigaku nano3DX is a true submicron resolution CT (computed tomography) scanner. The parallel beam geometry combined with an ultrabright 1200 W rotating anode X-ray source enhances the contrast of soft ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 702,917 CT scans performed for 298,328 patients. There were 2.7 cases of life-threatening ...