A 41-year-old male sawmill worker suffered blunt abdominal trauma while loading logs onto an edger. Initial abdominal CT scan showed subcapsular hepatic hematoma encompassing about 50% of the liver ...

A 13-year-old boy suffered for three years with severe abdominal pain and vomiting, despite normal medical tests. Neurologist ...

In younger patients, the estimated radiation risks associated with abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans are twice those of older patients, according to a study to be presented at the ...

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., July 7-- Clinicians may miss a substantial number of new abdominal aortic dilations on CT scans, researchers have found. Clinical teams didn't record about 60% of dilations within ...

May 2, 2012 (Vancouver, British Columbia) — Computed tomography (CT) scans after inconclusive abdominal ultrasounds have a diagnostic yield of about one third, according to research presented here at ...

A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the U.S. has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the need for a computed tomography scan following ...

If you have severe pain in your abdomen or chest, fall off your bike, or are in a car accident, there's a good chance that you'll undergo a CT scan. Those painless, quick tests can be lifesaving, by ...

A 13-year-old boy from Maharashtra suffered for three years with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. Doctors could not find ...

Plaque detected in abdominal CT scan could be a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Plaque detected in abdominal CT scan could be a ...

A way of imaging abdominal and pelvic organs (liver, spleen, kidneys, gall bladder, pelvis organs) as well as blood vessels and layers of abdominal wall. There are no X-rays, and therefore no danger ...