160-Detector Row Helical Scanning Helps Improve Workflow and Patient Outcomes Through Rapid, Accurate Routine Body Imaging CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- One of the most common applications of CT exams is ...

DALLAS, April 5 – The accuracy of diagnosing a blocked brain vessel in an emergency setting improved nearly 100 percent when physicians used a high-speed CT scanner, researchers report in today’s ...

Researchers have determined that an imaging exam of the heart using the latest generation of CT technology exposes patients to as much as 91 percent less radiation than standard helical CT scanning.

Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer than did those who were screened by chest X-ray, ...

An interview with Phil Salmon from Bruker, discussing the development of the SKYSCAN 1276, an in vivo micro-CT scanner designed for preclinical applications. I work in Bruker micro-CT as a life ...

Nearly 40 years ago, four randomized clinical trials demonstrated that although chest X-rays could be used to detect lung cancer in smokers before symptoms occurred, the screenings had no effect on ...

OBJECTIVES: We present a novel method of scanning for intra-abdominal fat volume by helical computed tomography (CT), and describe the clinical significance of measuring the volumes of intra-abdominal ...