to examine the potential impact of opportunistic CT bone density screening. The analysis included 2,897,040 beneficiaries, of whom 20.2 percent underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and ...

Implementing opportunistic computed tomography (CT) bone density screening could increase ... not undergo DEXA but did undergo at least one CT scan that included the L1 vertebral body (67.8 ...

Deep learning–based reconstruction (DLR) significantly improved image quality in temporal bone ultrahigh-resolution CT (UHR-CT) for both adult and paediatric protocols, reducing noise and ...

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations. The rules, which began ...

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 ...

This story also ran on NBC News. It can be republished for free. Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT ...

About 93 million CT scans are performed every year in the United States.

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images ...