Posts Tagged ‘CT scans’
Childhood CT scans slightly raise cancer risk
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Even though radiation from CT scans is quite low, researchers find an increase risk of cancer with childhood exposure depending on age and exposure events. Continue…
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Appendix diagnosis: Location, location, location
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS(US) — Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 9, 2012 15:34 - 0 Comments
CT ‘maps’ show lung damage by type
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new way to analyze CT scans can distinguish between early-stage damage to the small airways of the lungs and more severe damage known as emphysema. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 17, 2012 10:11 - 0 Comments
For some kids, parent fears mean extra CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — White children are more likely to receive cranial (head) CT scans in an emergency department following minor head trauma, compared with African-American or Hispanic children, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments
White youth more likely to get CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — White children are far more likely to receive CT scans in an emergency room after minor head trauma than African-American or Hispanic children, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 10:09 - 1 Comment
Hydrogel may help tiny skulls heal
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 11, 2011 14:20 - 1 Comment
CT scans up 330 percent in 12 years
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The number of times CT scans were used in emergency rooms over a 12-year period rose 330 percent, or 11 times faster than the rate of ER visits, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 19, 2011 14:55 - 0 Comments
Big brains gave mammals strong sniffers
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Scientists used CT scans to reconstruct the brains of two early mammals and discovered that they had larger-than-expected brains, particularly in the area for smell. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2011 9:47 - 0 Comments
Kids don’t always need CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — Monitoring children who come into emergency rooms with minor head trauma instead of immediately ordering a CT scan avoids radiation exposure without compromising care. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 22, 2010 9:26 - 0 Comments
Faster, safer scans just as accurate
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new combination of CT scans is just as good at detecting and measuring the progress of coronary artery disease as older tests that are less safe, more complex, and more time-consuming. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2010 10:25 - 1 Comment
X-rays magnify child’s leukemia risk
UC BERKELEY (US) — Children who have been exposed to diagnostic X-rays may have an increased risk of developing childhood leukemia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 11, 2010 9:33 - 1 Comment
New surgical route to brain: The eyes have it
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Surgeons can now safely and effectively operate inside the human brain through a small incision in the natural creases of an eyelid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 18, 2010 13:30 - 1 Comment
‘Cat’ scan without anesthesia
U. ILLINOIS (US)—New technology is allowing clinicians to perform CT, or CAT scans, on animals without anesthesia in a matter of seconds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 15, 2009 10:47 - 1 Comment
Dolphins zoom with ‘delta-wing’ flippers
DUKE (US)—Much like the wings of a Concorde jet, a dolphin’s swept-back flippers help it lift at low speeds and move efficiently when zooming through the sea. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 29, 2009 11:46 - 0 Comments
Cold case artists solve mummy mystery
U. CHICAGO (US)—Drawings by two artists who work on cold case investigations are giving the public a chance to see what the University of Chicago’s mummy Meresamun looked like in real life. (more…)
