Exposure to radiation from head or neck CT imaging increased risk for childhood brain tumors, according to results of a ...

A computed tomography scan or CT scan uses X-rays and computers to make ... which will help doctors see parts of your brain more clearly on the image. Be sure to tell the doctor or nurse if ...

Mother-of-two Ashley Hankin, 39, began to feel like her head ... Ms Hankin had put off getting her symptoms checked even though she was given a referral by her GP for a CT scan.

Alannah Moran, from Co Wicklow, is undergoing chemotherapy following two surgeries to remove the tumour last year. She is ...

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

Currently, patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and brain lesions on MRI suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS), are offered a confirmatory MRI scan after 6 months. Researchers in Italy ...

However, many children with a normal-looking CT scan still experience lasting symptoms, highlighting that important aspects of brain injury may be missed on standard imaging. Using advanced MRI ...