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 ...

CT scans are diagnostic tests that Medicare covers if they are medically necessary and a healthcare professional orders them. Original Medicare comprises Part A, covering inpatient hospital care ...

Using CT scans, scientists in Catalonia have gained new insights into the internal structure of hailstones, revealing details about their formation and growth that challenge previous assumptions about ...

For many years, healthcare providers have known that certain sophisticated computerized tomography (CT) scans can detect and measure coronary artery calcium deposits. The names given to the various ...

PET scans can be used to determine how much cancer is in a person's body and how far the cancer has spread, which is called staging. Since PET scans can detect more cancerous sites than CT scans alone ...

More than 1,000 CT scans have been reviewed amid concerns about the quality of checks by a consultant radiologist. Scotland’s national NHS scan reporting service said a routine audit found ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that affects white blood cells (WBCs). Since these blood cells are part of the immune system, CLL affects the body’s ability to fight germs.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has a relatively high survival rate. But rates can vary widely, depending on the stage and specific cellular and genetic characteristics of the disease.

Lymphocyte counts help doctors diagnose, stage, and treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Other factors, such as the risk level of the type of CLL you have, also play a role. CLL is a slowly ...

People with pacemakers or other metallic pieces should not get an MRI. Sometimes intravenous contrast ("dye") is injected to help define structures. The CT scan is used by doctors to see and test ...