But as a precaution an ear, nose and throat specialist had ordered a CT scan of Schnure’s chest. While preparing for sinus surgery, Schnure had a CT scan of his head that was approved by his ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

The circumference of your chest, hip, thigh, or waist can also change the dose. 6. Do you have a prior scan? If you recently had an X-ray or a CT scan of the same area, ask whether your doctor can ...

CT scans of the head, for example, expose patients to about the equivalence of one year of natural radiation. This is about 100 times the radiation dose from a chest X ray. Other CT examinations ...

Chest pains, heart flutters ... That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI, 3-dimensional echocardiography (3-D echo), and PET/CT. "It's a new era we're at the ...

October actually, Minnesota turtles are supposed to be hunkered down at the bottom of a lake or pond. Typically, they’re blanketed in mud. This hibernation-like state is called ...

CT scans offer a safe and effective noninvasive ... you can expect to pay around $61 for an abdominal x-ray, $72 for a chest x-ray, and $93 for an x-ray of your ribs. A 2D bilateral diagnostic ...

There’s a push for those at high risk of lung cancer to get a low-dose CT scan through the campaign “Saved by the Scan.” Neurosurgeon and scientist Dr. Jandial walked us through the process. For ...

Major reductions in radiation doses from PET/CT scans can be achieved by modifying the acquisition parameters for CT. Conventional radiographic examinations such as chest, abdominal and bone X-rays ...

To explain the nuances of lung cancer imaging, Dr Solomon Mutua, a clinical oncologist at The Nairobi West Hospital dittoes the role of chest CT scans in early lung cancer detection, and why ...