However, the procedure is associated with lethal ionizing radiation-inducing malignancies, or cancer, at an estimated rate of one per 500 abdominal CT scans in children younger than five years of age.

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MDIntussusception happens when a part of your intestines folds back on itself.Around 90% of ...

Belly and pelvis: 20 mSv, equal to about 7 years of background radiation Head: 4 mSv, equal to about 16 months of background radiation For most people, a CT scan doesn’t seem to boost the risk ...

Approximately 150 – 200 abdominal and pelvic CT scans in a wide variety of clinical complexity are performed per day across all our inpatient and ambulatory facilities: University Hospital, The ...

Vidal, MD In Figure 1 (KUB), a flat upright view of the abdomen showed moderate amount of stool in the descending colon and rectum, without any evidence of obstruction. A CT scan without contrast ...

It can detect tumors, showing their size, shape, and position. CT scans can also capture the lymph nodes in your abdomen and pelvis to see whether they have changed. Most of the time, CT scans are ...

Major reductions in radiation doses from PET/CT scans can be achieved by modifying the acquisition parameters for CT. Conventional radiographic examinations such as chest, abdominal and bone X-rays ...

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway Hospital at Lalaguda, Secunderabad, has enhanced its services with the inauguration of a ...

Some patients feel the aneurysm as a pulsating or throbbing mass in their abdomen. Although an AAA can be discovered during a routine physical examination, most often, however, an aneurysm is found ...