A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, indicates it's now possible to diagnose appendicitis using low-does CT scans, decreasing the radiation exposure, ...

Doctors could soon be diagnosing appendicitis with a computed tomography (CT) technique that uses only half the radiation dose of current methods. According to a statement from researchers who have ...

Community hospitals are more than 4 times more likely than pediatric institutions to use radiation-exposing computed tomography (CT) scans and 80% less likely to use ultrasound for pre-appendectomy ...

Concerns about radiation exposure along with improving ultrasound technology have resulted in a general reduction in the use of CT and a concomitant increase in the use of ultrasound in the evaluation ...

Patients with possible appendicitis are typically evaluated using a standard-dose contrast enhanced CT, but a low-dose unenhanced CT that delivers approximately 50 percent less radiation is just as ...

Fei Jianjun, 40, who suffered from rhinocarcinoma, receives a CT scan at a hospital in Changchun, Jilin province August 19, 2010. Fei found a red knot on his nose last September, which then grew into ...

Nov. 16 (UPI) --CT scans expose patients to radiation, even as they help doctors spot serious health problems. Now, a new study finds low-dose scans can spot appendicitis readily while reducing ...

A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, indicates it's now possible to diagnose appendicitis using low-does CT scans, decreasing the radiation exposure, ...

Preoperative computed tomography may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A lower dose of CT radiation was as effective in diagnosing acute appendicitis as screening performed with a ...

Medical personnel should use ultrasound rather than CT scans in patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study suggests. The study looked at 420 medical records and found that in 312 adult ...