CT scans and MRI scans are two medical imaging methods that create detailed images of internal body parts, including bones, joints, and organs. Learn about their similarities and differences here.

For suspected axial spondyloarthritis, preliminary data from a study suggested MRI or CT of the sacroiliac joints were better first-line imaging choices than radiographs. News & Perspective Tools ...

CT scan and MRI introduced 1972 - 1985. The use of x-rays in medicine was a huge breakthrough at the turn of the century. The problem with x-rays, though, is that they're two-dimensional.

Brain tumours are detected through Ct scans, MRI’s, X-rays and angiograms. The New Technology With the advancement of science and technology, the image quality of a CT scan has drastically improved.

CT revolutionized neurology and neurosurgery in the 1970s enabling visualization of intracranial structures with excellent resolution. Although MRI has supplanted CT in the evaluation of many ...

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that CT scans, commonly used in medical imaging, may increase the risk of brain tumors.

A 60-year-old woman with multiple myeloma. Two-millimeter noncontrast-enhanced axial energy-integrating detector CT image (left), 2-mm noncontrast-enhanced axial photon-counting detector (PCD) CT ...

For certain medical conditions, X-ray or ultrasound images don’t provide enough information. A CT scan provides a more detailed view of tissues, blood vessels, and bones. Doctors and other ...

A new reconstruction of the 375-million-year-old fossil fish Tiktaalik -- a close relative of limbed vertebrates -- used micro-CT to reveal bones still embedded in matrix. The reconstruction shows ...

Axial CT scans of fossil View gallery - 5 images Access to rare fossils is limited, potentially putting a go-slow on their study, while sharing them around increases the risk of damaging them.