Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- February is American Heart Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular health and preventing heart disease. One way to take charge of your personal wellness ...

Full-body MRIs are all the rage. Celebrities and influencers tout the benefits of such scans that could find asymptomatic aneurysms and cancers lurking in your body. Sometimes, they're life-saving.

The Incas were known to engage in a sacrificial ritual involving children to appease their gods. Archaeologists have found and analyzed the remains of these human sacrifices, although not all of them ...

Around 500 years ago, four young girls in South America were bashed in the head and sacrificed in a gruesome Inca ritual. Researchers have conducted CT scans of their mummified remains, previously ...

Grand Blanc-based McLaren Health Care announced it has launched an artificial intelligence tool to spot early signs of heart disease in patients' CT scans. The new screening program is in partnership ...

USC radiologists unraveled some of ancient history’s mysteries recently when they conducted full-body CT scans of two Egyptian mummies whose bodies have been preserved for more than 2,200 years. Keck ...

Keck Medicine of USC radiologists use computed tomography (CT) scanners to diagnose and treat patients' diseases and injuries. Recently, however, this advanced technology was put to a far more novel ...

For the first time, the 3,500-year-old mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I has been digitally unwrapped using CT scanning, allowing researchers to view the king’s face, body, and burial artifacts—without ...

Keck Medicine of USC scans two ancient Egyptian mummies using innovative computed tomography (CT) scanners. Summer Decker, PhD, (right), 3D imaging lead for Keck Medicine and director of the USC ...

Cancer survivors' follow-up frequency depends on cancer type, treatment response, and individual factors, including insurance coverage. Recent CT results showed slightly increased mesenteric nodes, ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...