Seattle Seahawks fans can breathe a sigh of relief . . . the preliminary CT scans on defensive end Darrell Taylor’s neck have come back clear. Taylor was carted off the field with a neck injury late ...
Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year with one in five cases occurring in people ...
Artificial intelligence can augment current methods to predict the risk that head and neck cancer will spread outside the borders of neck lymph nodes, according to researchers with the ECOG-ACRIN ...
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 ...
Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT scan ...
CT scans show detailed internal pictures and are usually essential in diagnosing life-threatening illnesses, such as internal bleeding, blood clots, or cancer. Although it is true that they expose ...