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Advances in computerized tomography (CT)
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It seems as if we don't order CT scans anymore - but don't sell this diagnostic tool short. Let me give you a brief overview of spiral computerized axial tomography (spiral CT). It is relatively new, developed in the late 1980s and introduced in 1989 to the medical profession at the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). I say "relatively" new, because it has been in use for over 10 years; but magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been so popular, and still is often...
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Spiral CT Scans Offer 3-D Diagnostic Imaging.
Family Practice News
; ... or an enlarged prostate, evaluation of the arterial and venous supply in potential renal donors, and the creation of vascular maps that are equal to or better than those attainable with classic angiography.[ldots] These are things we can routinely do, not ...
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Finding lung cancer early: study led by Weill Cornell finds early detection of lung cancer with special CT scans can save lives.(Leading Edge)
Women's Health Advisor
; Could screening smokers for early lung cancer with computerized chest scans save lives, just as mammograms have helped to do by detecting breast cancers earlier? A new study led by Claudia I. Henschke, PhD, MD, professor of radiology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, suggests it
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Spiral CT may spot tumors earlier
Chicago Sun-Times
; Studies have shown that screening smokers with chest X-rays doesn't save lives, but there are hopes a new technology called spiral CT might reduce cancer deaths by detecting tumors at an earlier stage. Chest X-rays can pick up tumors 0.4 inch to 0.8 inch large. Spiral CT, which assembles X-rays of
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Profile: Woman who decides to have a spiral CT scan done to see if she has lung cancer
Weekly Edition (NPR)
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Woman who decides to have a spiral CT scan done to see if she has lung cancer Host: NANCY MARSHALL Time: 3:00-4:00 PM NANCY MARSHALL, host: This is WEEKLY EDITION. I'm Nancy Marshall. Smokers now have a way of finding out just how much damage they've done to their lungs and
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Too Much of a Good Thing?; The Growing Use of CT Scans Fuels Medical Concerns About Radiation Exposure
The Washington Post
; The number of Americans undergoing CT scans has increased dramatically in recent years, driving a significant increase in the amount of radiation that many people are being exposed to from medical procedures. That trend is raising concern that the high-tech exams could cause a small but significant
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