CT scans are vital to diagnosing brain bleeds but also involve high amounts of radiation exposure. Following specific ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system (CNS) disease that causes damage to the brain and spinal cord. Radiology scans such as MRIs or CTs can help diagnose the condition, along with ...

Very little research exists regarding the risk associated with a brain biopsy scar. The primary risks are related to the surgical procedure itself, which may trigger seizures or cause neurological ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

Over 15 years of follow-up, the researchers found a clear link between radiation exposure from CT and subsequent brain cancer – not just in children who had had multiple scans, but even for ...

Exposure to radiation from head or neck CT imaging increased risk for childhood brain tumors, according to results of a nationwide population-based study conducted in Finland.“Our findings ...

A death sentence. Good news, even. For me, my life changed after one CT scan, when they called to deliver the results. I will never forget the urgency in the technician's voice.

A Jersey brain tumour patient has said "processes weren't followed" after she experienced a delay in her diagnosis because she was not offered a CT scan. Sophie Reid, 36, was taken to Jersey ...

When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good TB is the deadliest infection in the world—but it doesn't often look like this.

Long COVID occurs in approximately a third of COVID-19 survivors, with the CDC estimating one in 13 adults in the United States have long COVID symptoms such as brain fog, shortness of breath and ...

The use of CT-based automation for traumatic brain injury may serve as a valuable tool for clinicians to predict disability outcomes in patients.