Highlights: Artificial intelligence identifies hidden heart disease risk in routine bone scans Abdominal aortic calcification is a stronger fracture predictor than bone density Vascular health ...

DEXA scans are the gold standard test for assessing a patient’s bone mineral density (BMD), says Dr. Yoram Baum, a board-certified physician in nuclear medicine and assistant professor of ...

Do not bring valuables such as jewelry or credit cards to your appointment for a bone densitometry scan. You may be asked to wear a hospital gown for the test. After the test, the results are ...

About 58 per cent of older women undergoing routine bone scans showed moderate to high levels of AAC, many of them unaware of the elevated cardiovascular risk, ECU research fellow Cassandra Smith ...

A new bone marrow imaging technique could change treatment for cancer, autoimmune disease and musculoskeletal disorders. Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have developed a powerful ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. DEXA scans are the gold standard test for assessing a patient’s bone mineral density (BMD), says Dr. Yoram Baum, a board-certified physician ...

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible ...

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” it builds a disguise from insect cadavers it scrounges from a spiderweb, covering its body with these spider-meal leftovers—and occasionally engaging in ...