A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults.

Unless you have a CT scan, it's very difficult to know that you've got an aortic dissection ... the shoulder blades Pain in the jaw, face, abdomen, back or lower extremities Feeling cold ...

which could include a physical exam and possibly a CT scan or ultrasound. In this approach, surgery is performed to repair the section of the aorta that has an aneurysm. To reach the aneurysm, the ...

where the same patients had both an abdominal scan (which captured part of the aorta) and a dedicated CT scan of their coronary arteries. The researchers found that the AI-enabled measurement of ...

A new study is projecting how radiation from computed tomography imaging​, or CT scans, could lead to future cancers.

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...

Aortic dissection most commonly causes ... they would usually arrange an immediate CT scan, Yu said. However, sometimes patients might present atypical symptoms, such as chest tightness, lower ...

Vidal, MD In Figure 1 (KUB), a flat upright view of the abdomen showed moderate amount of stool in the descending colon and rectum, without any evidence of obstruction. A CT scan without contrast ...

The aorta is the main artery in ... is a major risk factor for aneurysm. For abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, a computerized tomography (CT) angiogram can help doctors see the extent ...