A CT scan (also called a CAT scan) is a series of cross-sectional X-ray images of the body. Learn why a CT scan is performed and what to expect during one.

Your healthcare provider may recommend a CT scan with a contrast agent (dye). They may give you an intravenous (IV) injection, which may cause a warm feeling throughout your body.

For either a CT scan done for attenuation correction/anatomic localization (AC/AL) or a diagnostic CT scan of the abdomen or pelvis, an intravenous or intraluminal gastrointestinal contrast agent may ...

Brain death determination sits at the fraught intersection of critical-care medicine, ethics, and organ-donation logistics.

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

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A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within the body. MRI can help with viewing injuries, tumors ...

A collaboration of leading Chinese research institutions has developed an artificial intelligence-based method called GRAPE, demonstrating high accuracy in detecting gastric cancer from routine ...