The Target: A Hidden Marker in Many Cancers Nectin-4 lives on the membranes of cells and is commonly seen in bladder, breast, lung, cervical ... for imaging. Doctors then used PET-CT scans ...

A breakthrough in cancer treatment may soon change how some of the most aggressive tumors are managed. A small, specially-designed protein known as AKY-1189 has shown it can carry radiation directly ...

computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopy have improved disease detection over the years. The use of radiopharmaceuticals in diagnostic imaging, particularly with Single Photon Emission Computed ...

Results and Discussion: In vivo, imaging showed a higher accumulation of EPC exosomes ... The results are already shown in our previous publication (11). SPECT–CT study of EPC-exosome accumulation in ...

CT scans are a common test used by radiologists to examine what's happening inside the body. These scans use a small amount of radiation, raising concerns that they could cause cancer. Mark ...

"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 ...

A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

Justin Stebbing does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that CT scans, while vital for diagnosis, may elevate cancer risk due to radiation exposure. With CT scan usage up 30% since 2007, experts estimate ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than ...

Approximately 93 million computed tomography examinations, or CT scans, are performed on 62 million patients annually in the United States — but the radiation from that process can raise the ...