Use of head CT scans in ERs more than doubles over 15 years

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across ...

Study finds use of head CT scans has doubled in U.S. emergency rooms

Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by emergency rooms in 2022, up from under 8 million in 2007, researchers ...
Medscape

Cancer From CT Scans: What’s the Real Risk?

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 ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN

Proactive cardiac CT scans may be useful to identify other health problems

CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

Minimally invasive coronary calcium CT scans measuring heart disease risk can find other potential health problems

CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...