Tag: CAT Scans
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CT Use Down for ED Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Children
Among adults with abdominal pain, use of CT in emergency department consistently increased from 1997 to 2016
Low-Dose CT Offers Opportunity to Screen for Osteoporosis
Chest CT scans performed for other indications can identify adults with low bone mineral density
Stroke ‘Alarm Clock’ Improves Acute Stroke Management Metrics
Time from door to completion of diagnostic work-up improved with feedback-demanding clock
USPSTF Advises Annual Low-Dose CT Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals
Annual CT screening recommended for those aged 50 to 80 years at high risk due to smoking history
Artificial Intelligence Model Can Detect COVID-19 on Chest CT
Sensitivity and specificity for detecting COVID-19 90 and 96 percent, respectively, with AUC of 0.96
Incidence of Subclinical CT Changes High in COVID-19 Cases
Milder severity seen on CT for asymptomatic versus symptomatic Diamond Princess cruise ship cases
Common Features on Chest CT May Aid Diagnosis of COVID-19
Among first COVID-19 patients in China, chest CT missed only 4 percent of diagnoses
Spirometry Suggests COPD for Many at Lung Cancer Screening
57 percent have spirometry findings consistent with COPD, 67 percent do not have prior history of COPD
Low-Dose Chest CT Does Not Seem to Alter Chromosomal DNA
Increase in number of double-strand breaks, chromosomal aberrations seen with standard-dose CT
Chest CT More Sensitive Than RT-PCR for Diagnosing COVID-19
For those with negative RT-PCR results but positive chest CT scan, 48 percent thought to be highly likely cases
