RESULTS: Of 209 HRCT scans, 84.2% were classified positive, 8.6% doubtful, and 7.2% negative. In all patients with positive CT scan, otosclerosis was confirmed in surgery. Among 15 negative cases ...

Background The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can pose a challenge as the pulmonary function test (PFT) is only ...

Methods 116 adult patients with RA presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic underwent high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans, pulmonary function tests, LUS (72 zones) and completed a Visual Analogue ...

This is accomplished in either or both of two major ways: (a) demonstration of inflammation consistent with sarcoidosis to the exclusion of other causes, which may be accomplished by positron emission ...

Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching ...

Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them ...

Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses of radiation that ...

A deep-learning algorithm has enabled ultra-low dose CT scans to diagnose pneumonia with only 2% of the radiation of standard ...

A research team led by Colorado State University has achieved a new milestone in 3D X-ray imaging technology. The scientists ...

Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations. The rules, which began rolling out in January, come as ...

Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year ...