Author Archives: Amanda Ford

Happy Birthday to the CT Scan

The fiftieth year anniversary in a marriage is commonly known as the “golden anniversary.” A [...]

CT Scans and Fossils

We all know time machines don’t exist… right? Well of course not. Luckily, a technology [...]

Covid 19 and CT Scans

We’re all familiar with the COVID-19 crisis across the United States and the entire world [...]

CT Scans Link Vaping To Lung Disease In Healthy Young Adults

New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has linked e-cigarette use to a cluster of respiratory [...]

New Study Shows PET Scans Measuring Glucose More Effective at Assessing Alzheimer’s Progression Than Amyloid PET Scans

A new study has found that PET scans measuring glucose may be a better indicator [...]

CT Screenings Aid in Early Lung Cancer Detection

Often, patients with lung cancer are diagnosed in much later stages, but now 2 large [...]

Head CT Scans In Young Patients, Do Not Increase The Risk Of Cataract Development

Head CT examinations do not put younger patients at a high risk of developing cataracts, [...]

History of CT

Computed Tomography (CT) imaging is also known as “CAT scanning” (Computed Axial Tomography). Tomography is [...]

How Long Does A CT Take?

The time required will depend upon the type of scan. If oral contrast is required, [...]

Radiology Reports: Who Reads Them, Who Writes Them, and How Do They Help?

Radiologists create radiology reports the way a carpenter creates a chair; it’s the final product, [...]