When radiologists are looking at contrast-enhanced chest CT examinations, they should take a look at the patient's heart to rule out heart attack, regardless of why the chest CT examination is being ...

Contrast CT scans are performed to get a detailed image of the inside of your body and the blood vessels. Computed Tomography (CT) scans can be performed either with the contrast or without the ...

In a prospective imaging study of 200 adults with lung cancer, photon-counting CT reduced radiation exposure, had fewer ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (January 26, 2023) – Photon-counting detector CT reduces the amount of contrast needed for CT angiography (CTA) while maintaining image quality, according to a new study published in ...

An AI tool for detection of incidental pulmonary embolus (iPE) on conventional contrast-enhanced chest CT examinations had high NPV and moderate PPV, even finding some iPEs missed by radiologists.

Image quality comparison Transverse and 3D cinematic rendered images from thoraco-abdominal CT angiography. (A–C) Images from energy-integrating detector CT with a standard contrast media protocol. (D ...

Reduced-dose dual-layer spectral CT (DLCT) is feasible in routine practice, despite the required higher tube potential, researchers from Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, reported in a study ...

CHICAGO -- Patients who underwent abdominal or pelvic CT imaging with a low-osmolar contrast agent reported more discomfort during the exam than patients who received an iso-osmolar agent, researchers ...

In a prospective imaging study of 200 adults with lung cancer, photon-counting CT reduced radiation exposure, yielded fewer ...