Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...
Indiscriminate and multiple CT scans expose individuals to unnecessary radiation, which could be harmful in the long run. It can increase the risk of cancer, later on in life. When required, CT scan ...
In the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) resulted in a 20% reduction in lung-cancer mortality among participants between the ages of 55 and 74 ...
Scientists have found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or former heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) versus those screened by ...
Irrational Exuberance or Evidence-Based Medicine: What Role for CT Angiography in Stable Chest Pain?
In 2016, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom broke new ground when it recommended coronary CT angiography as the test of first choice for all patients ...
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