The use of computed tomography for diagnosing common ailments in children is falling by the wayside, replaced by alternate types of imaging such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, according ...
A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across ...
Bellyaches, head bumps and pain are all ailments that children complain about and parents fret over. But do they always warrant a CT scan in the emergency room? A new study suggests that doctors tend ...
Visits to emergency departments by children with sports-related head injuries have skyrocketed in the past decade, and new research finds that many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography or ...
Resident physicians are warning that an upcoming plan to replace an old imaging machine at Kings County Hospital could ...
Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by emergency rooms in 2022, up from under 8 million in 2007, researchers ...
The John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital has upgraded its CT scanner, a purchase that was funded by a $1.1 million gift from a well-known couple in the Western New York business community. After the ...
The hospital has continued to see growth in scans at multiple locations – meaning it is holistically seeing more patients who ...
Connecticut Children’s said they have filed a Certificate of Need with the Office of Health Strategy and are intending to ...