You also have one parotid gland ... of your tumor, or if it's spread. To do this, you might have one of these tests: MRI: Powerful magnets and radio waves make detailed images. CT scan: Several ...

Chest radiographs, CT scan and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan can be helpful to assess for distant metastases. What is the treatment of salivary gland cancer? Management of salivary gland ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

A study out today calculates that CT scans are contributing to a substantially greater share of cancer cases than past research has suggested. Scientists at the University of California ...

Now a new study is projecting just how many cases of cancer could be linked to CT scans. In the study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday, researchers estimate that over the lifetime of ...

CT scans, also known as CAT scans, have become a mainstay in modern medicine, used to detect tumors and diagnose a wide range of illnesses. Since 2007, the number of annual CT exams in the US has ...

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Weigh the cancer risk from the scan’s radiation before making an appointment, a new study warns. CT scan radiation is expected to cause about 103,000 future cancers among the 61.5 million people ...

(Gray News) - CT scans could be an “important cause of cancer” in the United States, according to a new study. According to the study by scientists at the University of California, San ...

A new UK study by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London has made a startling discovery: computed tomography (CT) scans, a ubiquitous medical imaging device available in hospitals and ...