A CT urogram is a test using a CT scan and special dye called a contrast medium to look at the urinary system. The contrast medium helps show up the urinary system more clearly. You have a CT scan of ...

A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body. A CT ...

—Sharon Waisbrod, MD, discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective studies published over an 11-year period that evaluated the prevalence of cancer in patients with ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Computed tomography (CT) has become the predominant test for diagnosing acute appendicitis in adults. In children and young adults, exposure to CT radiation is of particular concern. We evaluated the ...

Background. A 7-year-old previously healthy girl was injured in a traffic accident and presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain, microscopic hematuria, and wide skin defects and deep ...

Background A 59-year-old man was admitted to hospital for investigation of a 1-year history of intermittent hematuria. He had undergone ileal ureteral replacement for left renal stones 36 years ...