Brain aneurysms are a potentially fatal medical condition that may exist without any symptoms until they rupture. CT scans offer one way to learn more about the location, size, and shape of a ...

Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI Date: October 17, 2023 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images ...

Source Reference: Hamada N, Zablotska L "New evidence for brain cancer risk after a single paediatric brain CT scan" Lancet Oncol 2022; DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00696-9.

Brain death determination sits at the fraught intersection of critical-care medicine, ethics, and organ-donation logistics. Missteps risk either prolonging mechanical support with no prospect of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since 2007, use of CT scans has increased 35 percent, an increase not entirely explained by population growth, they note. Outside experts agreed that CT scans should be used judiciously.

Machine-learning analysis of CT scans during admission to the emergency enables earlier detection of intracerebral hemorrhages and reduces mortality rate by over 30 percent, according to a study ...

A scan of the skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish has led to the discovery of the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shining a new light on the early evolution of ...

For every 10,000 children who received one head CT examination, about one radiation-induced brain cancer is expected during the 5–15 years following the CT examination, researchers warn.

A CT scan showed “a severe global brain injury including an acute brainstem hemorrhage,” it said. “Over the course of the next day, Mr. Ramsey’s condition further deteriorated, ...