If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Coronavirus pandemic shutdowns in Shanghai, China are starting to have an impact on those here at home. Centra announced on Wednesday that certain elective imaging procedures will be ...

Erin Dwyer has been doing a lot of waiting. After a sonogram in December, she found out that she has a growth on her right kidney and had to wait months to see a specialist. Now she’s waiting for a CT ...

It is commonplace for patients with Acute Lung Injury (ALI) to be injected with a dye, known as contrast material, before undergoing a CT (computerized tomography) scan of their lungs. Contrast ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An Eastern Iowa family says a loved one diagnosed with cancer can’t receive the needed CT scan because of a global shortage of contrast dye. “I’ve never heard about this, ...

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

What does an MRI or CT scan cost in Colorado? Well, that depends on the kind of test you have, the cost of the hardware and most importantly where you have it done. And that last part is what’s really ...

A shortage of contrast dye for medical imaging caused by COVID lockdowns in Shanghai is forcing some New Jersey patients to postpone cancer follow-up appointments as hospitals conserve their limited ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system (CNS) disease that causes damage to the brain and spinal cord. Radiology scans such as MRIs or CTs can help diagnose the condition, along with other ...

A routine medical procedure turned fatal for 22-year-old law graduate Leticia Paul, who died less than 24 hours after undergoing a contrast-enhanced CT scan at Alto Vale Regional Hospital in Rio do ...