Abdominal CT scans (also called CAT scans), are a type of specialized X-ray. They help your doctor see the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdomen. We’ll explain why your doctor may ...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in women and the third most common in men. Since the 1980s, the incidence of colorectal cancer in individuals 50 and older has ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA tests, a new study says.

A 2020 study showed that CT scans are more likely to miss findings when cancer occurs in places like the mesentery (which attaches your intestine to the abdominal wall) and the peritoneum (which ...

And while radiologists agree that there are cancer risks associated with CT scans, ... Researchers say an abdominal CT scan exposes patients to 50 times more radiation than an X-ray of the same ...

Dec. 2 -- TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A CT scan of liver tumors caused by the spread of colorectal cancer may help predict overall survival after chemotherapy, researchers report. Adding ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to protect yourself.

The largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvis CT in adults, followed by chest CT scans. The most common cancers overall were lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia and ...

As a known carcinogen, past research has evaluated the cancer risk linked to CT scans. A 2009 study estimated that 29,000 cancers resulted from routine CT scans performed in 2007, which was about 0.04 ...

The largest number of cancers are projected to result from abdominal or pelvic CT scans in adults, accounting for about 37,500 of the 103,000 expected cancers, results show.

An international team led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Alan Yuille has a solution: AbdomenAtlas, the largest abdominal CT dataset to date, featuring more than 45,000 3D CT scans ...