How safe are CT scans?
CT scans are a common test used by radiologists to examine what's happening inside the body. These scans use a small amount of radiation, raising concerns that they could cause cancer.
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Diagnosis: News and Research on Radiographic Image Enhancement
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Prostate cancer therapies: AI-based image analysis detects early organ damage
A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a method to predict early-stage kidney damage caused by certain cancer treatments. The kidneys begin to shrink slightly—months before any measurable ...
Apr 29, 2025
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AI predicts wasting syndrome in cancer patients
A newly developed AI can predict which cancer patients are at risk for a life-threatening wasting syndrome, a new study says.
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Could CT scans be fueling a future rise in cancer cases, as a new study suggests?
CT scans are a vital part of modern medicine. Found in every hospital and many clinics, they give doctors a fast and detailed look inside the body—helping to diagnose everything from cancer and strokes to internal injuries. ...
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Detecting invasive nodules could be key to preventing unnecessary pancreatic cancer surgery
Pancreatic cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in the pancreas. Some remain benign, while others have the potential to develop into pancreatic cancer. A recent study, which followed 257 patients in Japan for an average ...
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Radiation from CT scans could account for 5% of all cancer cases a year, study suggests
Radiation from CT scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs.
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Is AI in medicine playing fair? Researchers stress-test generative models, urging safeguards
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly integrates into health care, a study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that all generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Unnecessary imaging scans contributing to climate change
Thinking of splurging on a whole-body MRI or CT scan, based on the latest health fad?
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Do vowels have colors? According to some with synesthesia, yes.
It's hard to pinpoint when synesthesia, the rare neurological condition where a stimulus that affects one sense prompts a response in a different sense, was first documented. Scientific literature marks its beginning in 1812, ...
Apr 3, 2025
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AI dental assistant reads X-rays with near-perfect accuracy
The Ateneo Laboratory for Intelligent Visual Environments (ALIVE) and international researchers have developed a deep learning model that aims to revolutionize dentistry, with the capability to identify tooth and sinus structures ...
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