Long journeys, especially by air, can silently raise your risk of blood clots. Here's what every traveller should know about ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients classified as acute, ...

A new technique to mark peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) before surgical resection was studied by Ganesh Krishna, M.D., a ...

Incidental pulmonary embolisms (IPE) on CT are missed in up to 70% of cases. While AI tools for IPE detection exist, an evaluation on if and how these tools can provide actual value, e.g., fit ...

There's much more to a CT scan that meets the eye. CT scans work better than a standard X-ray because they capture soft tissue in its imaging as well as bone injuries, which may not show up on a X-ray ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Dawes says the country is currently facing a cancer crisis due to the unavailability of CT scans and MRI machines at ...

Nick Gonzales, who has a non-displaced ankle fracture, will have a CT scan Monday in Pittsburgh, general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday on his radio show on 93.7 The Fan. “We’ll know a ...

If it lands in the lungs, it’s called a pulmonary embolism. Estimates vary widely, but according to the American Lung Association, around 900,000 U.S. adults experience this type of potentially ...

Interior Health is moving a bit more quickly through its CT scan waitlist ... These scans detect abnormalities on detailed, three-dimensional images of a patient’s anatomy with minimal ...

In this single-center retrospective study, we aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and prognoses of pulmonary embolism (PE) patients at extremely high altitudes with those at low altitudes ...

4. Sudden, Intense Chest Pain A clot within a lung artery, called a pulmonary embolism (PE), causes sharp, sometimes sudden chest pain that worsens when taking a deep breath. With a heart attack, the ...