A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen ...

Augmedics is also kicking off a U.S. launch of its CT-Fluoro registration method to greatly expand AR spine surgery ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in ...

Captiva Spine, a privately held medical device company specializing in spinal implants and enabling surgical technologies, announced today that it doubled year-over-year revenue month-to-date (MTD) in ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans have revolutionized modern medicine, allowing healthcare providers to see inside the human body with remarkable clarity without invasive procedures. These diagnostic ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...

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A Truckee resident is focusing on the positives after an avalanche earlier this month left him facing a startling reality, ...

A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, has raised serious concerns about the risks of using CT scans too often or with high doses of radiation. According to this research ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.