Blood test may help determine if nodules detected by CT scans are lung cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTAnnual screenings of patients at high risk for lung cancer can catch tumors early and improve a patient's long-term prognosis. However, low-dose...
Fibrotic Lung abnormalities persist even after 1 year in severe COVID-19 survivors: Study Medha Baranwal9 Aug 2021 9:00 AM ISTChina: A recent study found interstitial lung abnormalities to be persistent even after 1 one year (as seen on CT scans) in severe COVID-19 survivors....
Lung CT scans can also be used for identifying osteoporosis, finds study Medha Baranwal8 Nov 2020 5:45 PM ISTChina: Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) imaging for lung cancer can also be used to identify patients with low bone mineral density (BMD),...
CVD risk in breast cancer patients can be predicted by CT scans, says study Medha Baranwal8 Oct 2020 6:25 PM ISTNetherlands: CT scans of coronary artery calcium (CAC) can help in predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients undergoing treatment for...
Chinese Researchers Detail CT Findings of 101 COVID-19 Pneumonia patients Hina Zahid4 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTMost patients with COVID-19 pneumonia have ground-glass opacities (GGO) (86.1%) or mixed GGO and consolidation (64.4%) and vascular enlargement in the...
Use of PET and CT scans may help develop shorter TB treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2020 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have devised novel means of improving how TB can be treated by the use of PET and CT scans that may help develop shorter TB...
Radiologists describe coronavirus imaging features Meghna A Singhania5 Feb 2020 4:23 PM ISTThe analysis showed that 2019-nCoV typically manifests on CT with bilateral ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities
US FDA nod patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic doctor Hina Zahid15 Jan 2020 11:05 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration has given its nod to patient-specific airway stents recently. The airway stents have been developed by a doctor at...
Supplying old Machines, Overcharging on Spare parts: MRI Maker Esaote told to pay Rs 9.33 lakh fine Medical Dialogues Bureau28 Sept 2018 5:02 PM ISTThe complainant, a diagnostic lab in Delhi alleged that the company had supplied it with an old machine with defects and was charging huge some of...
Bengal: Govt to make PET, CT scans free for patients at Govt hospitals Medical Dialogues Bureau7 July 2018 9:31 AM ISTKolkata:Â The West Bengal Government has decided to make PET and CT scans, essential for detecting cancer and other diseases, free for all patients...
Study questions the premise of X-rays and CT scans causing cancer savita thakur thakur4 Feb 2016 4:30 PM ISTThe widespread belief that radiation from X rays, CT scans and other medical imaging can cause cancer is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical...
