GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Some patients with head and neck cancer can be safely spared the risk and expense of surgery by undergoing a CT scan to predict whether the disease is in check after radiation ...

For patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, utilizing fluorodeoxyglucose-(FDG)-PET/CT imaging to assess their response to chemoradiation significantly increases the accuracy in ...

A study found more than eight million children are evaluated annually for spinal neck injuries, but less than 1% actually have them. (Photo by Morsa Images / Getty Images) A new diagnostic method can ...

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year with one in five cases occurring in people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In September 2018, the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston altered its imaging protocol for acute, ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Seattle Seahawks fans can breathe a sigh of relief . . . the preliminary CT scans on defensive end Darrell Taylor’s neck have come back clear. Taylor was carted off the field with a neck injury late ...

CT scans show detailed internal pictures and are usually essential in diagnosing life-threatening illnesses, such as internal bleeding, blood clots, or cancer. Although it is true that they expose ...

If a doctor suspects you may have a pulmonary embolism (PE), a CT scan is the gold standard of imaging techniques. This painless scan uses intravenous (IV) contrast, a type of dye, to help the doctor ...