Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine's most valuable tools, ...

Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare ...

The imaging tool used to diagnose bone injuries, cancer and other diseases may expose patients to unnecessarily high ...

The study authors say their findings argue for careful reading of CT scans done for other reasons that may reveal the ...

HARTFORD, CT– In an effort to raise awareness about coronary calcium scans, lawmakers held a news conference Wednesday, in honor of American Heart Month, to ask doctors and patients to advocate for ...

We’re wrapping up heart month with a test that can save lives. It zeroes in on calcium in the arteries around your heart.

Coronary artery calcium tests are one the newer tools doctors can use to predict a person's chances of developing ...

Getting a specific screening — the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score — can help detect early signs of heart disease.

ROME (AP) — Vatican says Pope Francis shows further slight improvement, chest CT scan shows normal evolution of inflammation.

A simple, noninvasive calcium score test can help detect heart disease early, especially for those without symptoms. Reporter : Grace Hayba Posted 2025-02-24T18:22:02-0500 - Updated 2025-02-24T18 ...

A CT scan and calcium score can be a way to detect risk of heart disease. Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 ...