Researchers unveil new algorithm to dramatically speed up stroke detection scans

When someone walks into an emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, every second matters. But today, diagnosing the type of ...
People

Texas Emergency Room Gives a 12-Year-Old Zoo Tortoise a CT Scan: 'The Most Amazing Patient'

Ripley, an Aldabra tortoise, visited a Texas emergency room for the procedure after "showing some signs of discomfort in her back left leg," according to the Abilene Zoo Abigail Adams is a Human ...
Norwich Bulletin

Mystic Aquarium’s new CT scanner revolutionizes aquatic animal care

Mystic Aquarium has installed a computed tomography scanner, enhancing its ability to care for aquatic animals.
The Providence Journal

Coping with cancer: You're able to move on, until the next scan

As happens every six months, it is time again, and now, this past Monday at 8:30 a.m., I am being escorted into the CT scan room at The Miriam Hospital and asked to lie on the slide table. I make ...
Healthline

CT Scans May Be Best for Predicting Heart Disease Risk Compared to Genetics

Share on Pinterest A new study found that CT scans do a better job than genetic testing at determining heart disease risk when conventional factors are also taken into account. Reza Estakhrian/Getty ...
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Doctors try to curb unnecessary CT scans in children

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A toddler tumbles down stairs, a preschooler falls off a tricycle or a teen gets clobbered in football, and it's pretty likely the emergency room will order a CT scan to make sure ...