Computed tomography volumetry measures correlated well with diabetes mellitus status in patients with pancreatic disease, according to a study published in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

INTRODUCTION Reliable estimation of left ventricular (LV) parameters with the use of computed tomography (CT) has not been verified in patients with low ejection fraction (EF) so far. OBJECTIVES The ...

Your doctor uses the calcium-score screening heart scan to evaluate risk for future coronary artery disease. If calcium is present, the computer will create a calcium "score" that estimates the extent ...

» Does the patient exposure from a CT procedure depend on the number of slices? Before answering this question, let’s compare two radiation quantities involved. First, dose, or absorbed dose, ...