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Preliminary neck CT scans are clear for Seahawks DE Darrell Taylor

Seattle Seahawks fans can breathe a sigh of relief . . . the preliminary CT scans on defensive end Darrell Taylor’s neck have come back clear. Taylor was carted off the field with a neck injury late ...
Medical Xpress

Innovative CT scan technique could improve prognosis and treatments for head and neck cancers

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, with one in five cases occurring in people ...
Nature

Automatic cervical lymph nodes detection and segmentation in heterogeneous computed tomography images using deep transfer learning

To develop a deep learning model using transfer learning for automatic detection and segmentation of neck lymph nodes (LNs) in computed tomography (CT) images, the study included 11,013 annotated LNs ...
EurekAlert!

Head and neck cancer researchers demonstrate the capability of a deep learning algorithm in the post-surgery setting to assess the stage of disease more accurately using ...

Artificial intelligence can augment current methods to predict the risk that head and neck cancer will spread outside the borders of neck lymph nodes, according to researchers with the ECOG-ACRIN ...
Nature

Fully-automated, CT-only GTV contouring for palliative head and neck radiotherapy

Head and neck (HN) cancer is disease that affects the entire world, the seventh most common cancer, and is projected to increase in incidence rate worldwide 1. In low- and middle-income countries ...
News Medical

PET/CT scans reveal biological activity of aggressive head and neck tumors

PET/CT scans can thus provide clues to particularly active and prognostically unfavourable tumor types, thereby opening up new prospects for personalized treatment strategies for a type of cancer that ...
Health.com

What To Know Before Getting You Get a CT Scan

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...
Medical Xpress

AI-driven muscle mass assessment could improve care for head and neck cancer patients

Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found a way to use artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose muscle wasting, called sarcopenia, in patients with head and neck cancer. AI provides a ...
Healio

Exposure to CT radiation increases risk for childhood brain tumors

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data showed a positive association between head/neck CT imaging and risk for childhood brain tumors. Further ...
FierceBiotech

FDA clears Philips AI for making CT-like images from head and neck MRI scans

Philips' most recent clearance was announced during the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, known as ASTRO. (Philips) Philips has received clearance from the FDA for its ...
Healthline

Preparing for a CT Scan

Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT scan ...