An insurer denied a CT chest scan. Now an NJ dad has terminal lung cancer
EviCore, a third-party vendor, denied the request for Horizon to cover the CT scan. An NJ bill would prohibit insurers from ...
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When to question CT scans and X-rays
If you've suffered a serious injury or your doctor suspects cancer, a CT scan could be lifesaving. But since 1980, the number of those tests done each year has grown from fewer than 3 million to ...
Do CAT scans really involve cats? (and other ways children misunderstand medical jargon)
A new study highlights how children interpret common medical phrases, revealing surprising — and sometimes alarming — ...
HealthDay on MSN8d
AI Guided Breath Test Could Speed COPD Diagnosis
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Folks with difficulty breathing can learn if they have COPD from a new AI-guided ...
Medical News Today26d
Can doctors see breast cancer with a chest CT scan?
A CT scan is an imaging test that creates detailed, cross-sectional images of the body to help diagnose injuries and certain diseases. It is not a common diagnostic tool for breast cancer ...
Deep learning revolutionizes COPD diagnosis with single CT scan, reducing patient burden
Using just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
The Week3d
All about the newly launched 640-Slice CT Scan at Banglore Hospitals in Bengaluru
This technology enables the completion of heart scans in just 3 seconds and whole-body scans in 9 seconds, providing a ...
Liberal Democrats15d
365,000 patients waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests including MRIs and CT scans
The number of people waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests such as CT scans or MRIs is 22 times higher than in 2015, ...