Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CT head scans were ordered in approximately 175 million ED encounters. Patients who received scans were mainly ...

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across the United States from 2007 to 2022. The study, which was published on ...

Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new study says. Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by ERs in 2022, up from under 8 million ...

The radiation dose received by the lens of the eye during a head CT scan varies significantly depending on the combination of ...

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, with one in five cases occurring in people ...

Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Synapxe, the national HealthTech agency, and healthtech startup Iota MedTech have launched iScreen, an AI-powered tool that provides robust round-the-clock analysis ...

Learn which medical tests are appropriate and which ones to use for pain or injury. What's the difference between an X-ray, ...

To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma. With CMS preparing new Medicare diagnostic guidance, the opportunity to shift ...