CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California ...

Full body CAT scans are popular because they spot tiny tumors and other problems other tests miss. A new study finds the level of radiation from the scans may cause other problems. Bernie Deubel's ...

Medical professionals use CT scans to help diagnose and stage bladder cancer. While CT scans can provide valuable information, they are not perfect and have certain limitations. However, CT scans may ...

How do you navigate the benefits versus risks of diagnostic testing, such as CT scans? National Cancer Institute via Unsplash Researchers from UC San Francisco have announced a study that found ...

Heart disease is a nasty enough problem. It would be nice if the tests you have to go through just to get your diagnosis didn’t cause so much unpleasantness of their own. Now they may not have to, ...

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...

Patterns of persistent risk often emerge in these allegations. One common theme is test selection: A surprising number of medical malpractice lawsuits stem from improper requests for imaging.