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  2. Computed tomography laser mammography - Wikipedia

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    CTLM looks for the areas of high absorption, where there is a high hemoglobin concentration indicating rich network of blood vessels, or angiogenesis. The area of angiogenesis is generally much larger than the tumor itself, and hence CTLM can detect small tumors that are sometimes invisible if using other imaging modalities, such as mammogram.

  3. CT scan - Wikipedia

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    A computed tomography scan (CT scan), formerly called computed axial tomography scan (CAT scan), is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. [2] The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers or radiology technologists.

  4. Full-body CT scan - Wikipedia

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    As with any test that screens for disease, the risks of full-body CT scans need to be weighed against the benefit of identifying a treatable disease at an early stage. [6] An alternative to a full-body CT scan may be Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. MRI scans are generally more expensive than CT but do not expose the patient to ionizing ...

  5. Operation of computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    In conventional CT machines, an X-ray tube and detector are physically rotated behind a circular shroud (see the image above right). An alternative, short lived design, known as electron beam tomography (EBT), used electromagnetic deflection of an electron beam within a very large conical X-ray tube and a stationary array of detectors to achieve very high temporal resolution, for imaging of ...

  6. What to Expect at a Mammogram - AOL

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    Plus, women who have breast cancer detected on a mammograminstead of waiting until the cancer becomes big enough to feel—are less likely to need aggressive treatments like mastectomy ...

  7. Quantitative computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    Douglas Boyd, PhD and Harry Genant, MD used a CT head scanner to do some of the seminal work on QCT. [3] At the same time, CT imaging technology progressed rapidly and Genant and Boyd worked with one of EMI's first whole body CT systems in the late 1970s and early 1980s to apply the quantitative CT method to the spine, coining the term "QCT."

  8. Screen women for breast cancer at 40, instead of 50, new ...

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    Women over 40 should get breast cancer screenings every other year, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. But some doctors think scans should be annual.

  9. Electron beam computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    Rapid imaging is therefore important to prevent blurring of moving structures during the scan. EBT detection of calcium deposits is accurate, fast and involves lower exposure to ionising radiation than conventional CT. [2] [3] Patients are exposed to radiation for a shorter period as it is faster in creating multiple images of the heart.