Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

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 ...

If you feel pain in your neck and shoulder, your doctor might want you to get a specific X-ray to see what’s causing the pain. This test is a computed tomography scan or what's more commonly called a ...

Should You Really Get That X-Ray or CT Scan? A front-page story in today's Washington Post might give you pause the next time a doctor offers to scan you to determine the source of a health complaint.

If you have blood in your urine (haematuria), your GP may refer you to a one stop haematuria clinic if there is one in your area. This means you may have all the tests and see a specialist on the same ...