A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.

Medical professionals use CT scans to help diagnose and stage bladder cancer. While CT scans can provide valuable information, they are not perfect and have certain limitations. However, CT scans may ...

A routine test may put children at an added and unnecessary risk of cancer. Jan. 15, 2008 — -- In the last 30 years, the computerized tomography scan — more commonly known as the CT scan — has ...

New studies that show CT scans may pose a higher cancer risk than previously thought are especially unnerving to patients like Maria Parker, who has already been diagnosed with cancer. "Great. It's ...

July 31--POTSDAM-- With new live CT scanning technology, improvements are in sight for radiologists and patients at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Staff at the hospital are now aided by CT fluoroscopy, ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has opened its first specialized angiography-CT suite to enhance ...

Colette Smith of the Bronx was diagnosed with lung cancer, despite never smoking. Her survival story is central to her push ...

Discover how often balloon sinus dilation is done without recommended preoperative CT imaging and why it matters for safety.