X-rays and CT scans use radiation to make their pretty pictures. We put up with the small risk of radiation because there's a pretty big benefit to letting your doctor see inside you. Some scans, ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

A nuclear bone scan is an imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the bones. Doctors use bone scans to diagnose and monitor bone diseases, such as ...

A CT scan is often one of the first imaging tests done during the diagnostic process. While a CT scan alone isn’t enough to diagnose pancreatic cancer, it can provide images that help doctors ...

CT scans and MRIs both capture images within your body. CT scans provide pictures of tissues, organs, and skeletal structure, while MRIs are more detailed and can show abnormal tissue. The biggest ...

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...

Body scan companies say they can diagnose cancer faster and that AI can make it cheaper. But there's a gap between that dream and the medical community's reality. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness ...

The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam, known as SAGE, is a short pen-and-paper test to detect the early signs of cognitive, memory, or thinking impairments. The exam is meant to evaluate your ...