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Stage I disease – normal CT abdomen Of the 157 patients with Stage I disease, CT of the chest was reported as abnormal in 13 (8%), one of whom had an abnormal chest x -ray (Table 2). Of these 13 ...
Abdominal CT scans (also called CAT scans), are a type of specialized X-ray. They help your doctor see the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdomen. We’ll explain why your doctor may ...
CT scans done an average of 145 days after COVID infection were analyzed and showed 39% pulmonary fibrosis and 22% inflammatory changes in the 35 patients tested.
An abdominal mass is any abnormal growth that occurs within the abdomen. There are various causes of these masses, including cysts in the stomach or other organs, medical conditions, and cancer.
Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Colon cancer is a type of cancer (abnormal cells growing uncontrollably) that begins in the ...
Liver function tests and CT scans of the head, neck, chest, and abdomen should also be performed to complete the metastatic workup.
Ever since physicians started regularly ordering CT (computed tomography) scans four decades ago, researchers have worried that the medical imaging procedure could increase a patient's risk of ...
A 58-year-old woman was transferred to the hospital after 16 months of waxing and waning confusion and aphasia and evolving changes on MRI of the head. A diagnosis was made.
Abdominal ultrasounds use sound waves to create images of structures and blood flow in the abdomen. These ultrasound images are a useful way of examining organs, tissues, blood vessels, and other ...
A 70-year-old woman was evaluated because of increasing dyspnea on exertion and abnormal findings on chest imaging. Eleven years before this evaluation, mild mosaic attenuation at ...
The left side of your body houses the intestines, ureters, and more, and pain in the lower left abdomen can be caused by issues related to any of these organs.