A computed tomography (CT) head scan uses X-rays to develop a 3D image of the skull, brain, and other related areas of the head. A CT scan of the head can provide more detail than a traditional X ...

today announced new milestones in the development of the world’s first spectral detector angio CT solution - Philips Spectral Angio CT suite - bringing the company’s breakthrough spectral CT ...

February 12, 2010 — A new decision rule can identify children with minor head injury who need to undergo computed tomography (CT), thereby reducing the number of scans and saving children from ...

A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure. To cut this ...

Oct. 22 -- TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- CT scans of the chest may help detect disease progression in high-risk patients with head and neck cancer, say researchers in Taiwan. They evaluated ...