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X-rays and CT scan could finally reveal the secrets of Perth Museum's 3000 … A 3000-YEAR-OLD Egyptian mummy is to undergo a CT scan and X-rays in a bid to find out what lurks below the bandages. The mummy – thought to have originated from the ancient city of Thebes – has been one of [...]

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CT Scans for Lung Cancer Screening (dailyRx News) Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Finding early signs of cancer can make a huge difference in treatment and survival. Lung cancers can be aggressive and may grow quickly, making treatment at later … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Utility of routine CT scans questioned in B-cell lymphoma surveillance Routine surveillance with computed tomography scans add little to the surveillance of patients in remission from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a large epidemiologic study shows. Planned CT scans detected diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) relapse … Full News here – Read more on The Oncology [...]

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Report: CT Scan Reveals Bone Fracture In Carlos Delfino's Foot HOUSTON (CBS Houston) A CT scan performed Thursday on Rockets forward Carlos Delfino revealed a bone fracture in his right foot. The fracture will require that Delfino have surgery this off season. In addition to the surgery, medical professionals … Full News here – Read [...]

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Dire wolf skull gets CT scan at Siouxland hospital Researchers wanted to CT the skull before they slice off a small sample for carbon dating. "It's going to do very minimal damage, but by doing the CT scan, we've got an overall picture and that picture we'll have forever. Even if something tragic would … [...]

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Giant Pterosaur Skull Secrets Revealed By CT Scan The inside of a skull of a giant pterosaur has been seen for the very first time on a computed tomography (CT) scan, the Natural History Museum in London announced today. The flying animal, which lived at the same time as the dinosaurs, was an enormous … [...]

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Mummy CT Scans Show Even Ancient Cultures Dealt With Heart Disease The evidence comes from CT scans of ancient mummies, where researchers found calcification in their arteries, which suggests hardening of the arteries was common even in ancient cultures. Finding plaques in the arteries of ancient peoples suggests … Full News here – Read more [...]

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CT scans could be avoided for children's abdominal injuries Researchers identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the need for a CT scan after trauma. They include: 1) evidence of abdominal wall trauma or seat belt sign; 2) Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤14; 3) abdominal tenderness; 4) evidence of … Full News here – [...]

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CT scans for lung cancer may save lives Screening heavy smokers for lung cancer with a CT scan could potentially prevent thousands of deaths from lung cancer a year, a new study suggests. MORE FROM MY HEALTH NEWS DAILY: The 10 Deadliest Cancers and Why There's No Cure · 10 Do's … Full News here [...]

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Want a CT scan? Don't go to DHQ! Many patients from Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum and other parts of Rawalpindi were being referred to DHQ Hospital for CT scan, but when they reach the hospital, they were being told that the facility was unavailable. Sources said several doctors affiliated … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Can you spot the gorilla in this CT scan? Most radiologists couldn't Radiologists were asked to look at five lung CT scans, each which contained about 10 nodules or abnormalities. They were asked to click on anything strange on the scans. On the final scan, a gorilla about 48 times the size of an average [...]

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Study: Most radiologists don't notice a gorilla in a CT scan Trafton Drew, Melissa L. H. Vo and Jeremy M. Wolfe had 24 radiologists look at CT scans of lungs, scanning them lung nodules, which could be cancerous. Each CT scan had an average of 10 nodules and the radiologists were asked to click on [...]

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Mubarak taken to military hospital for CT scan after fall "Former President Hosni Mubarak was returned to Tora prison hospital after undergoing a computerised tomography (CT) scan in Al-Maadi Military Hospital," the state-run MENA news agency reported. Mubarak was moved to the hospital yesterday as there … Full News here – Read more on Zee [...]

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Ramses III: Throat slit revealed in Pharaoh's mummy CT scans The remains of Ramses III revealed some shocking findings after researchers ran CT scans on the mummified remains. Ramses III had his throat slit and it was deep enough to say with some certainty that this is what caused his death, according to the … [...]

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Rotating strike action by X-ray, CT scan specialists halts tests, scans at … More than 500 medical imaging procedures slated across Vancouver Island today have been cancelled as X-ray and CT scan specialists in B.C. take rotating strike action to press for a new contract. The cancellations, classed as non-urgent, include 188 … Full News [...]

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