Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients ...

Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses of radiation that ...

A deep-learning algorithm has enabled ultra-low dose CT scans to diagnose pneumonia with only 2% of the radiation of standard ...

CT scans, a go-to for diagnosing everything from tumors to infections to bone fractures, are facing increased scrutiny. Experts say the radiation doses they deliver can vary dramatically — and ...

A 68-year-old man with prostate cancer develops penile metastases, a rare but serious complication, reinforcing the need for ...

It can be republished for free. Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare ...

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Feb. 3, 2025 — Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) -- commonly known as bad cholesterol -- have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic ...

A patient presented to the emergency department having fallen backwards onto a wooden knitting needle which broke, leaving only a small entry wound. The top CT scan (fig 1A) showed a linear low ...

Dec. 25, 2024 — A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...