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$180,000 To Save One Life In the National Cancer Institute's National Lung Screening Trial on Helical CT Scanning For Early Dete by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 1:03pm %) of participants did not die from lung cancer. 2) By going through yearly helical CT scanning, smokers can reduce their absolute risk by about .4% over 3 years. This is risk reduction... announced the "huge" finding that "spiral CT" screening saves lives, it was motivated to look at the story behind the story. Lung cancer typically starts out as a "silent" tumor Read on »

Helical CT scans reduce lung c ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 8:07pm Helical CT scans reduce lung cancer mortality by 20% compared to chest X-rays In a major new study announced today by the National Cancer Institute, researchers including Brown University biostatistian Constantine Gatsonis and his colleagues found that screening for lung cancer using helical CT scanning reduced lung cancer deaths by 20 percent Read on »

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 »

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 »

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 »

What is a CT Scan? What are the Benefits vs Risks? by ViaMedica Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 12:00am What is CT Scanning of the Body? CT scanning—sometimes called CAT scanning—is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. CT scanning combines special x-ray equipment with sophisticated computers to produce multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body. These cross-sectional images Read on »

CT Scan Risks: Radiation Danger and Overuse Threatens Patients by MKirschMD Posted Sun 18 Jul 2010 3:00am learned in medical school tend to be sustained throughout a career. CT scanning, and related medical technologies, are towering milestones that have revolutionized the medical.... Nevertheless, CT scan overuse is rampant, and there are no forces that are curtailing or guiding its use. We are spending billions of dollars on scans that are not medically necessary Read on »