A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

This research is part of Mayo Clinic's Precure initiative, which aims to predict and prevent disease by identifying the ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

The presence of plaque on an abdominal CT scan is a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality, according to a new study. Researchers found that patients are nearly 60 percent at risk ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the ...

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) ― A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven ...

In younger patients, the estimated radiation risks associated with abdominal and pelvic computed tomography scans are twice those of older patients, according to a new study. In younger patients, the ...

A 41-year-old male sawmill worker suffered blunt abdominal trauma while loading logs onto an edger. Initial abdominal CT scan showed subcapsular hepatic hematoma encompassing about 50% of the liver ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an AI tool that can spot hidden pancreatic cancer signs on routine CT scans. The ...