WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - When someone has all the signs of acute appendicitis, waiting to get a CT scan to confirm the diagnosis is not a good idea, researchers report. Compared with a ...

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. children and adults getting computed tomography scans to diagnose appendicitis has shot up since the 1990s, according to a study -- raising questions ...

Ultrasonography and medical resonance imaging offer similar clinical outcomes as computed tomography scans for detecting pediatric appendicitis, according to a study in Pediatrics. Researchers found ...

CT imaging features including appendicolith, appendiceal diameter, fat stranding, and periappendiceal air help identify ...

93 million CT scans were done in the U.S. in 2023. These scans are used to diagnose everything from head injuries to appendicitis. But could they be putting patients at risk for cancer? A new study ...

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 ...