Scans of a French man's brain were published in The Lancet in 2007. This case has puzzled researchers as it challenges traditional theories of brain function. Brain scans from a 2007 study published ...

It is now 47 and 38 years respectively, since the first CT and MRI scanners were installed in India. Despite the passage of decades and these scans becoming part of common lexicon, there is still a ...

Our goal in designing this study was to attempt to document a clinical means of evaluating patients with minor head injury, possibly reducing the cost of their evaluation. We hypothesized that ...

The risk of brain cancer is tripled in children having two or three head CT scans, say scientists. Children having multiple CT scans are also at greater risk of leukaemia, according to the first large ...

The use of head CT scans has surged for diagnosing various conditions such as trauma and stroke, even though the procedure carries a known and elevated risk of cancer. Neurologists at the Yale School ...

People attending an emergency department with a head injury have a CT head scan within 1 hour of a risk factor for brain injury being identified. Head injuries can be fatal or cause permanent ...

Biologically speaking, there is no organ as vital or complex as the brain. And yet, the brain still remains somewhat a of a mystery-there’s a lot that even experts don’t know. Another troubling fact ...

The specialist will ask you to complete tests similar to those you have already done at your GP surgery. The specialist will see how you answer different types of questions, for example: using your ...

A PET-CT scan combines a CT scan and a PET scan. It gives detailed information about your cancer. The PET scan uses a mildly radioactive liquid called a radioactive tracer. This shows up areas of your ...