The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but complementary. The PET scan shows areas with increased metabolic activity, while the CT scan shows detailed anatomical locations ...

CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood vessels provide greater clarity and reveal more details than X ray or radiograph exams. X ray images are two dimensional representations while ...

If you've suffered a serious injury or your doctor suspects cancer, a CT scan could be lifesaving. But since 1980, the number of those tests done each year has grown from fewer than 3 million to ...

According to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), a computerized tomography scan (CT or CAT scan) yields sharper images of soft tissue and blood vessels than ...

High-resolution scans Masahiro Yanagawa, a radiologist at Osaka University, believes that noise-free, high-resolution CT scans will be a game-changer in diagnosing lung diseases. “The lungs are ...

and their CT scans were analyzed to determine regional and total emphysema (defined as the percentage of low attenuation areas [LAA%]; < 950 Hounsfield units). Differences between genders were ...

This can help them understand how a disease is unfolding. A PET scan is different from an X-ray, CT, or MRI, which only show images of the body. When you get a PET scan, your doctor will give you ...

Woytanowski says that doctors can usually detect emphysema on a CT scan of the chest and lungs but that diagnosis of COPD requires specialized breathing tests, usually ordered by a pulmonologist.

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

A little levity may bring relief to dry eyes, according to a new study, which found laughter therapy was as effective as eye drops in improving ... with normal CT scans, highlighting pulmonary ...

Gaffar said. In order to slow a child’s progression, “there are a lot of things that are out there on the market, but ...

A Connecticut doctor said she sees a lot more 5- and 6-year-olds with glasses than she used to. CT GOP candidate allegedly owes thousands in workers’ compensation, back taxes. Why he says he ...