It is now 47 and 38 years respectively, since the first CT and MRI scanners were installed in India. Despite the passage of decades and these scans becoming part of common lexicon, there is still a ...

A simple blood test which can detect traumatic head injuries can speed up diagnosis and reduce the need for detected by CT ...

Today, medical imaging has transformed the way doctors diagnose disease, detect injuries, and monitor treatment. Two of the most commonly used scans to detect a disease are the CT scan and the MRI.

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Biologically speaking, there is no organ as vital or complex as the brain. And yet, the brain still remains somewhat a of a mystery-there’s a lot that even experts don’t know. Another troubling fact ...

It happens every day at North Shore University Hospital’s busy emergency department in Manhasset — patients who have fallen and hit their head are brought in for evaluation and possible treatment.

Neurosurgery One reports that new-onset seizures can signal brain tumors, prompting urgent investigation, with up to 50% of ...