A study suggests that children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) and positive CT scans for abdomen/pelvis have more severe injuries and longer hospital stays. Conversely, children with negative CT ...

Children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) and positive CT scans of the abdomen/pelvis (CT a/p) have more severe injuries and ...

However, doctors may use a CT scan of the chest and abdominal area to check if breast cancer has spread to organs such as the lungs or liver. In some cases, doctors may use a CT-guided needle ...

Gerry grew up with dogs, so he simply wasn’t scared of other dogs and didn't act like a normal cat and run up a tree - had he ...

A fully automated algorithm to quantify aortic artery calcification (AAC) on computed tomography (CT) scans performed for ...

The problem: A sharp pain in your abdomen can mean appendicitis. A similar pain in your flank could indicate a kidney stone. Both can be excruciating, and doctors often order CT scans to confirm ...

PET scans can be used to determine how much cancer is in a person's body and how far the cancer has spread, which is called staging. Since PET scans can detect more cancerous sites than CT scans alone ...

A fully automated algorithm to quantify aortic artery calcification (AAC) on computed tomography (CT) scans performed for ...

The CT scan showed the scissors had been accidentally left inside Kamla Bai, 44, when she had surgery and the wound was stitched up. She had been left with constant stomach pain since the ...

and in longitudinal scans the ‘zebra pattern’ may be observed, which consists of multiple, parallel CD lines and reflects hyperaemia of the mucosal folds of the small intestine.14 Absent BWP can be ...

An ultrasound (transvaginal ultrasound) is often the first test performed. A computerized tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the abdomen and pelvis may also be helpful.