160-Detector Row Helical Scanning Helps Improve Workflow and Patient Outcomes Through Rapid, Accurate Routine Body Imaging CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- One of the most common applications of CT exams is ...

Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer than did those who were screened by chest X-ray, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In a major new study announced today by the National Cancer Institute, researchers including Brown University biostatistian Constantine Gatsonis and his ...

November 4, 2010 — The huge randomized National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in the United States has been stopped after 8-year results showed that screening heavy smokers with low-dose helical ...

US & Canada, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new comprehensive report from The Insight Partners, the helical CT scanner market is growing significantly with the increasing prevalence ...

OBJECTIVES: We present a novel method of scanning for intra-abdominal fat volume by helical computed tomography (CT), and describe the clinical significance of measuring the volumes of intra-abdominal ...

Across the country, people are paying hundreds of dollars for a total body scan using spiral CT. The high-tech scan provides a detailed view inside the body. People who get them call them peace of ...

DALLAS, April 5 – The accuracy of diagnosing a blocked brain vessel in an emergency setting improved nearly 100 percent when physicians used a high-speed CT scanner, researchers report in today’s ...

When screening patients for lung cancer with CT scanning, a more restrictive definition of a positive result could produce fewer false positive diagnoses, with their attendant unnecessary follow-up ...

DALLAS, April 5 - The accuracy of diagnosing a blocked brain vessel in an emergency setting improved nearly 100 percent when physicians used a high-speed CT scanner, researchers report in today's ...