...MDCT is a useful test when diagnosing appendicitis... The study by Pickhardt and colleagues 2 does have some limitations—such as the retrospective design and the fact that comparisons with patients ...

June 20, 2011 — MDCT is a sensitive and specific test to evaluate adults for suspected appendicitis and can be used as the standard of care in routine practice, according to the results of an analysis ...

Multidetector computed tomography helps pinpoint the causes of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke, potentially speeding the delivery of life-saving treatments, according to a new study.

Multidetector CT cystography (diagnostic procedure used to examine the bladder) can be used to detect vesicourethral leaks (a common problem) after prostatectomy, according to a new study.

Single-detector–row computed tomography (CT) has a low sensitivity for pulmonary embolism and must be combined with venous-compression ultrasonography of the lower limbs. We evaluated whether the use ...

We conducted a multicenter study to examine the accuracy of 64-row, 0.5-mm multidetector CT angiography as compared with conventional coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery ...

Early myocardial enhancement defects (dark spots) on multidetector CT are valuable predictors of myocardial viability in patients who have suffered a heart attack, reported doctors from the ...

Background A 27-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a 1-year history of mild dyspnea. Investigations Physical examination, chest radiography, electrocardiography, transthoracic ...

Mumbai: Dr. Man Singh, Director General Railway Health Services, in presence of Dharam Veer Meena, General Manager and Dr Shobha Jagannath, Principal Chief Medical Director, Central Railway ...