Adults, however, may face a greater risk since most scans are performed on them. The most common cancers linked to CT scan exposure include lung, colon, bladder cancer, and leukemia.

Among adults, the most common cancers linked to CT scans were lung, colon, leukemia, bladder, and breast cancer. For children, the most frequently projected cancers were thyroid, lung, and breast.

Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT ...

We designed a residual and dilated convolution neural network (RED-Net), which automatically measures thyroid volume by segmenting the thyroid gland in contrast-enhanced chest CT scans. Its ...

A 66-year-old woman from Northampton died after an extreme allergic reaction to CT scan dye caused cardiac arrest. According to doctors, Yvonne Graham suffered from stage three kidney disease, and ...

A MUM suffering severe bloating died after she had a suspected allergic reaction to a CT scan. Yvonne Graham, 66, went into cardiac arrest minutes after medics at Northampton General Hospital injec… ...

Unlike the lungs or the heart, the thyroid gland is not a primary target in chest computed tomography (CT) scans and is relatively small; hence, it is difficult for radiologists to always clinically ...

A CT scan accurately captures a dense structure, such as bone, but soft tissue is more difficult to see. A doctor will sometimes order a contrast CT scan, which uses a special dye to highlight ...

Contrast was used in 44.9% of studies. Thyroid incidentalomas are not uncommon findings on CT and generally have a relatively low risk of malignancy.

Most thyroid incidentalomas on computed tomography (CT) are benign, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Thyroid. Guidelines about thyroid incidentaloma ...

Iodinated contrast media administration carries a rare long-term risk for excess iodine load on thyroid dysfunction, according to study results published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...