When doctors review brain scans, each detail of the picture—each pixel or voxel—must be painstakingly labeled. The cerebral ...

Improved medical imaging tests give doctors a better look inside patients' bodies and help them make earlier and more accurate diagnoses, but the radiation exposure can sometimes outweigh the benefits ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials want manufacturers of CT machines and certain other medical imaging devices to incorporate new safeguards to help reduce patient exposure to ...

What are the side effects of all those medical zaps? — -- intro: Over the past ten years, Jill Nelson, 52, a health coach, personal trainer and counselor in Chicago, has received at least seven ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California ...

Leading physician groups ID unnecessary medical tests and procedures. April 4, 2012— -- intro:A routine visit to the doctor's office can bring up a laundry list of medical tests, all designed to ...

Radiology plays an important role in the diagnosis and evaluation of osteochondritis dissecans. Common radiology tests doctors may use include fluoroscopy, MRI, CT scans, and X-rays. Osteochondritis ...

Doctors can use radiologic findings from MRI or CT scans to diagnose craniopharyngioma. Craniopharyngioma is a benign, or noncancerous, tumor that grows on the pituitary gland. Often, people who ...

A government analysis of cost-to-revenue ratios for medical services revealed that basic patient consultations, prescriptions ...

A new study reveals that GLP-1 drugs may affect medical scan results, though experts say findings are preliminary and more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An estimated 10% of hematologic cancers among children and adolescents may be attributable to medical ...