在生命的神秘旅程中，我们的身体就如同一个庞大而复杂的王国，每一个器官都是这个王国中至关重要的组成部分。而肺癌，就像是这个王国中悄然潜入的“黑暗势力”，常常在人们毫无察觉的时候开始兴风作浪。那么，有没有肺癌真的看一眼就知道吗？据说，当双腿经常出现这四种 ...

High-resolution scans Masahiro Yanagawa, a radiologist at Osaka University, believes that noise-free, high-resolution CT scans will be a game-changer in diagnosing lung diseases. “The lungs are ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections of the body (slices) using special X ray equipment and sophisticated computers. CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood ...

In the 1970s computed tomography scanners, or CT scanners, transformed diagnostic medicine, allowing doctors to image the whole body in 3D. But the next major leap forward for the core detector ...

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

Imaging with equipment that combines positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) provides the special benefits of both in one procedure. It is a highly sensitive imaging technique ...

Scanning string instruments is his latest project. The scroll of the 19th century bass was adjusted multiple times to get the correct orientation for the CT scan. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The goal of ...

Experts from Lumafield have used an industrial CT scanner on ordinary objects These 3D scans make even familiar objects appear strange and alien For a doctor, a CT scan be a lifesaving tool for ...

CT scans give doctors a look inside the body that gives far more information about the spatial relationship of structures than a plain X-ray can. And as it turns out, CT scans are pretty handy for ...

If you've suffered a serious injury or your doctor suspects cancer, a CT scan could be lifesaving. But since 1980, the number of those tests done each year has grown from fewer than 3 million to ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

This can help them understand how a disease is unfolding. A PET scan is different from an X-ray, CT, or MRI, which only show images of the body. When you get a PET scan, your doctor will give you ...