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

Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...

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

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images ...

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 ...

A CT scan is an X-ray test that creates cross-sectional images of your body. A CCTA produces images of the heart when contrast dye is injected to highlight diseased areas. You may need a CCTA if you ...

Objective: To explore the reasons of failure in a case of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) after 9 years systematic treatment. Methods: We extracted the patients' treatment history, drug susceptibility ...

CT scans give doctors a look inside the body that gives far more information about the spatial relationship of structures than a plain X-ray can. And as it turns out, CT scans are pretty handy for ...