The number of computed tomographic (CT) studies performed is increasing rapidly.
Because CT scans involve much higher doses of radiation than plain films, we are seeing a …

The 600% increase in medical radiation exposure to the US population since 1980 has
provided immense benefit, but increased potential future cancer risks to patients. Most of the …

Background & Aims Society guidelines differ in their recommendations for surveillance to
detect early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis. We compared …

Background The growing use of imaging procedures in the United States has raised
concerns about exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation in the general population. Methods …

In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of CT scans performed, both
in the US and the UK, which has fuelled concern about the long-term consequences of these …

Jeder kann lernen, mit Risiken und Ungewissheiten klug umzugehen Corona,
Rinderwahnsinn, Fukushima, Finanzkrise–angesichts solcher weltumspannenden …

The benefits of diagnostic imaging are immense and have revolutionized the practice of
medicine. The increased sophistication and clinical efficacy of imaging have resulted in its …

Background: Trauma to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is one of the complications during
surgical procedures in the posterior mandible. Most of the time, this is due to inaccurate …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The role of computed tomography (CT) in acute illnesses has
increased substantially in recent years; however, little is known about how CT use in the …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss the application of a new CT
reconstruction algorithm, adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR), to reduce …