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 ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Medically reviewed by Rony Kampalath, MD CT scans and MRIs are imaging procedures that help healthcare providers see inside your body.CT scans are generally faster, less expensive, and more widely ...

CT Scans use X-rays for quick bone and Injury Imaging, While MRIs use magnets for soft tissue detail.

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “CT scan” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...

Older adults are receiving a greater share of CT scans, prompting debate about radiation risk and repeat imaging. Learn more ...

A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a versatile machine learning model that could one day greatly expand what medical scans can tell us about disease.

The Foresight CLARITY test offers greater prognostic accuracy than PET/CT scans in large B-cell lymphoma by detecting ctDNA-MRD negativity, indicating better patient outcomes. ctDNA-MRD testing showed ...