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CT Scan and Bone Scan by Daria Posted Tue 20 Apr 2010 12:00am Yesterday I went in for my CT scan and bone scan. First the CT scan and getting an IV. Finding a good vein in my left arm is getting to be a bit tricky so the nurse... then poured me my one liter ‘contrast’ drink and sent me to the waiting room so I could slurp it up. A short time later I had my CT scan. After my CT scan, I went to nuclear Read on »

CT scans increasing cancer risk by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 Dec 2009 1:00pm ,” the authors of one report write. For example, a chest CT scan exposes the patient to more than 100 times the radiation dose of a routine chest X-ray. “The risks to individuals... and chest CT scans in adults aged 35 to 54 years,” the authors conclude. “Further work is needed to investigate the balance of the risks and benefits from CT scan use and to assess Read on »

The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:13am The Evidence Gap - Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart - Series - NYTimes.com: "While clinical trials have not shown that stents benefit patients with no symptoms of heart disease, they are still routinely inserted in such patients when tests find significant blockages. Cardiologists joke that the phenomenon is “ocular stenosis Read on »

Went in for scans today. CT scan ... by RCC-Fighter Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 May 2009 5:26pm Went in for scans today. CT scan and bone scan, plus labs. I keep hearing about "scanxiety" leading up to the scans and wonder why I manage to avoid feeling any.... Of course, it was impossible to do so during the CT scan because the robotic man-voice kept talking to me. "Breath in...hold your breath...breath" kept me awake what with me being Read on »

CT Scan and Bone Scan Results by Daria Posted Thu 29 Apr 2010 12:00am It wasn’t long before the door knock came and in walked my Onc. He asked me how I was feeling … do I have pain of any kind, how is the Xeloda treating me? I’m thinking to myself … enough of the small talk, give me the news. This is sort of how it went … There are new growths on the liver …. blah blah blah … Xeloda no longe ... Read on »

Chest Scans May Incidentally Help Spot Heart Disease Risk by Medline Plus Posted Wed 29 Sep 2010 9:00am WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Chest CT scans taken for routine diagnostic purposes -- even those not related to cardiovascular disease concerns -- can be used... online Sept. 28 in advance of publication in the November print issue of Radiology. Gondrie and colleagues pointed out that chest CT scans have increased in quality Read on »

Chest scans may help monitor spr... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 6:24pm abnormalities. Yen-Bin Hsu, M.D., of Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, and colleagues evaluated 270 screening chest CT scans performed over 42 months in 192 patients with head...Chest scans may help monitor spread of head and neck cancer in high-risk patients 22 oct 2008--Among high-risk patients with head and neck cancer, chest computed tomography Read on »

October 07, 2008 COPD fun?! drinking Redi-CT for CT scan by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Tue 07 Oct 2008 6:16pm I may be a bit crabby today, because I'm following instructions in preparation for abdominal CT scan with contrast. 3 hours before: stop eating and drinking, 2 hrs before drink a half bottle of "stuff" called Redi-CT, instructions say you can sip it, but radiology technician suggested to chug it down and think sweet thoughts. Umm, it must not taste Read on »

CT Scans are really proving to b ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:22pm of chest pain may be diagnosed with a sophisticated CT scan. If the diagnosis is negative, the patient can go home "and the total time at the hospital will be much shorter than... CT Scans are really proving to be useful in so many areas of health care...if you watch CSI - NY, you will see the crime lab routinely using a CT and MRI Scanner, as well Read on »

CT Scan Use Surging in Hospital ERs by Medline Plus Posted Mon 29 Nov 2010 9:00am MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The use of CT scans as a diagnostic tool is surging in emergency departments across the United States, new research indicates. In the 13-year period leading up to 2007, CT scan use in ERs increased by nearly sixfold, the study team found. The trend has raised concerns about the potential risks posed by more frequent Read on »