Risk of 3% at age 35-39 years Risk of 15% at age 40-49 years Risk of 43% at age 50-59 years Risk of greater than 50% in people ages 60 and older The CT scan is an invaluable aid in identifying ...

Tuberculosis can be diagnosed rapidly with ... A computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest (Panel A) shows a diffuse miliary infiltrate, with nodules that are 1 to 2 mm in diameter.

"If you're getting a CT scan, you're getting it for a medical reason," says Supanich, who focuses on the safety and quality of CT scans at Rush. "And we have safety measures put in place to ensure ...

“We keep doing more and more CTs, and the doses keep going up.” One CT scan can expose a patient to 10 or 15 times as much radiation as another, Smith-Bindman said. “There is very large ...