CT scans of internal organs, bone ... For any examination involving direct exposure of the lower abdomen, pregnancy should be ruled out, or the pregnancy status should be verified as part of the ...

The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep radiation at safer levels.

Vidal, MD In Figure 1 (KUB), a flat upright view of the abdomen showed moderate amount of stool in the descending colon and rectum, without any evidence of obstruction. A CT scan without contrast ...

Previous abdominal organ datasets were compiled by radiologists manually identifying and labeling individual organs in CT scans, requiring thousands of hours of human labor. "Annotating 45,000 CT ...

Major reductions in radiation doses from PET/CT scans can be achieved by modifying the acquisition parameters for CT. Conventional radiographic examinations such as chest, abdominal and bone X-rays ...

Approximately 150 – 200 abdominal and pelvic CT scans in a wide variety of clinical complexity are performed per day across all our inpatient and ambulatory facilities: University Hospital, The ...

You usually have an MRI or CT scan at your local hospital. Your doctor usually asks you to lie or sit down. They will look and feel your skin to check for any abnormalities or areas that are swollen.