LSU Wildlife Hospital veterinarians are using CT scans to better diagnose and treat injured hummingbirds, according to a new ...
Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...
Like X-rays and PET scans, CT scans use ionizing radiation, which can damage DNA and cause cancer. Two other imaging technologies, MRI scans and ultrasound, do not use radiation. CTs are used for a ...
The University of Washington says researchers have developed a new oral contrast agent that produces better images during CT ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling back the wrappings of several Egyptian mummies—without disrupting their eternal slumber. The ...
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