Photon-counting CT outperforms conventional CT in lung cancer management

In a prospective imaging study of 200 adults with lung cancer, photon-counting CT reduced radiation exposure, yielded fewer ...

CT scans unwrap secrets of ancient Egyptian life

Keck Medicine of USC radiologists use computed tomography (CT) scanners to diagnose and treat patients' diseases and injuries. Recently, however, this advanced technology was put to a far more novel ...

What Do You Get When You Put a Mummy Through a CT Scan?

Researchers at the University of Southern California recently used high-resolution CT scanners and medical-grade 3-D printers to conduct virtual autopsies on the two Egyptian mummies. Their goal, as ...
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Harare woman appeals for urgent support to undergo brain CT scan

Source: Harare woman appeals for urgent support to undergo brain CT scan – herald Obey Musiwa Herald Reporter A Harare woman, Mrs Martha Mahachi (40), who has a brain tumour, is seeking US$325 to ...
Frontiers

Deep learning software and revised 2D model to segment bone in micro-CT scans

Deep learning (DL) enables automated bone segmentation in micro-CT datasets but can struggle to generalize across developmental stages, anatomical regions, and imaging conditions. We present BP-2D-03, ...
IEEE

A Colorectal Coordinate-Driven Method for Colorectum and Colorectal Cancer Segmentation in Conventional CT Scans

Abstract: Automated colorectal cancer (CRC) segmentation in medical imaging is the key to achieving automation of CRC detection, staging, and treatment response monitoring. Compared with magnetic ...
IEEE

Accurate Airway Tree Segmentation in CT Scans via Anatomy-Aware Multi-Class Segmentation and Topology-Guided Iterative Learning

Abstract: Intrathoracic airway segmentation in computed tomography is a prerequisite for various respiratory disease analyses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and lung cancer. Due ...