When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools ...

CT scans identified cancer in 13% of patients with non-specific symptoms, despite a fivefold increase in referrals from GPs from 2012 to 2019. Around 1 in 7 patients were diagnosed with cancer. This ...

The retired welder and pipe fitter nearly died from a bout of food poisoning due to his weak immune system, and at one point ...

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Dr. Marcus L. Basiri (Pediatrics): An 11-year-old girl was transferred to the pediatric service of this hospital because of chest pain, arm pain, and multiple bone and liver lesions seen on imaging.

Prior CT scans linked with increase in current pregnancy risks Pregnancy risks rise with number of prior CT scans, scans near ovaries Young women should be offered alternatives to CT when possible ...

A population-based cohort study evaluated the risk for spontaneous pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies in offspring of women exposed to computed tomography (CT) ionizing radiation before ...

Hepatic hypodensities are areas on the liver that appear darker on imaging tests like CT scans. They mean there is a difference in that area of tissue in the liver. These areas can be caused by a ...

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Tumor volume and CP score were top predictors of OS, along with liver gross tumor volume, functional liver volume V20, and prior liver-directed therapy. Functional liver metrics assessed using sulfur ...

Three months ago, my husband was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma that had originated in his lungs and spread throughout his body. He died last month after a brutal battle with this ...