Share on Pinterest Research suggests that AI can help predict fall risk by analyzing abdominal CT scans. Image credit: Diego Martin/Stocksy As people age, the risk of falls increases, primarily due to ...

Radiologists are beginning to use AI-based computer vision models to help speed up the laborious process of parsing medical scans. However, these models require large amounts of carefully labeled ...

Diagnostic ultrasound is an excellent modality for many conditions that present with abdominal pain. It has the advantage of being both portable and radiation-free. Although actual scanning time may ...

A nuchal translucency scan is an optional ultrasound a person can have during their first trimester of pregnancy. It can help determine the risk of Down syndrome and some other congenital conditions ...

A research team has developed a versatile machine learning model that could one day greatly expand what medical scans can tell us about disease. Scientists used their tool, named Merlin, to assess 3D ...

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...

Prediction Rule Can Obviate Abdominal CT Scans in Children Seven factors can accurately predict whether a child with blunt torso trauma is at very low risk of intra-abdominal injuries and can avoid ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the ...