There is a positive association between exposure to at least 1 head/neck CT scan and the risk for pediatric brain tumors.

Frankie Maldonado, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to share more ...

Languages: English and Spanish. You can contact her via email: [email protected] A curious cat has left the internet in stitches after sticking her head in a glass and getting her first taste ...

Infants’ brain doses hit 60 mGy, double older children’s levels, making under-1 scans the riskiest per exam. The study projections on future cancer risk were based on the 93 million CT scans ...

While some large studies have found links between CT scans in children and young adults and increased risks of blood and brain cancers, the risks for adults have largely been extrapolated from ...

Gadolinium is a toxic rare-earth metal, and traces of it may stay in your brain and body for ... to get an MRI with gadolinium contrast, there are other alternative imaging modalities such as an MRI ...

Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers ... while in children they came from CTs of the head. Projected cancer risks were highest among those who underwent CT when they were ...

"Lastly, educating clinicians about avoiding low-value testing and, in circumstances where alternatives are readily available, involving patients in the decision to do a CT scan may help shift ...

CT colonography is a test that ... You will be alone in the room while you have the scan. But your radiographer can still see you and talk to you through an intercom. During the scan, you might have ...

She said her GP requested a CT scan for her, which took place two weeks after she collapsed, and it revealed brain lesions. Health and Care Jersey (HCJ) said "learning about patient experiences is ...

A Jersey brain tumour patient has said "processes weren't followed" after she experienced a delay in her diagnosis because she was not offered a CT scan. Sophie Reid, 36, was taken to Jersey ...