Medical professionals use CT scans to help diagnose and stage bladder cancer. While CT scans can provide valuable information, they are not perfect and have certain limitations. However, CT scans may ...

CT scans use a series of X-rays to see inside your body. It’s considered the gold standard for diagnosing kidney stones, but the procedure is not without some risks. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

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 ...

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 ...

Virtual CT colonoscopy creates 3-D images of the colon and a does a complete scan of the abdomen and pelvis. It can find tumors, polyps and other abnormalities. Although many insurance companies cover ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans could soon account for 5 percent of all new cancer cases diagnosed annually if current practices persist, a new study has concluded. That sounds scary; but how serious ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually. X-rays and CT scans have ...

A older patient is guided into a CT scanner — an essential diagnostic tool whose life-saving power is now being weighed against growing concerns about long-term radiation exposure. Computed tomography ...