CT scans and MRIs are imaging procedures that help healthcare providers see inside your body. CT scans are generally faster, less expensive, and more widely available compared to MRIs. MRIs provide ...

We consider the effects of full body CT scans on healthy people. New research says that elective full-body computed tomography (CT) scans can increase a person's risk of cancer. "The radiation dose ...

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of ...

Commercial full-body MRI or CT scans are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, marketed as a way to detect disease early or to provide peace of mind. Yet the growing demand is placing added ...

Modern medicine is constantly showing us our guts and bones. Why doesn’t it feel more profound? By B.D. McClay It wasn’t that I thought medical imaging was simple, precisely. I understood that a real ...

A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.