A CT (computed tomography) scan or “cat scan” as they used to be called, is one of several diagnostic procedures that helps give doctors a better idea of what is going on inside a patient’s body. Unlike X-rays, which only take one image of the body, CT scans take a series of images. Each image […]
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Jan
Jan
“Hindsight is 20/20.” Millions of people have had the reality of that saying, as they learn they’ve lived with Valley Fever for weeks, months or even years before proper diagnosis. More are learning to live with it everyday, because Valley Fever is at epidemic levels across the southwestern United States. To learn more about how […]
An endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm isn’t as troubling to consider when compared to the more invasive, open surgical treatment. On the other hand, stented grafts can fail, and this procedure requires lifelong CT scans (radiation) for monitoring. A Johns Hopkins professor has determined that the four-year survival rate between both repair procedures […]
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Oct
A recent perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine commented on the safety of CT scans, equipment, and procedures used in the majority of hospitals in the United States. It has been known for decades that certain levels of radiation exposure can lead to the development of cancer. What is not known is […]
Cysts are pockets of tissue that can form anywhere in the body. They can be air or fluid filled. Those of the anus, when they are in the kidneys, are simply called the anus of the kidneys. Statistically, those who are under the age of 70 year olds will have a twenty percent chance of […]