CT Scanners
July 31, 2025
Obesity Drives CT Radiation Dose Higher July 31, 2025
The proportion of patients getting CT scans with high radiation doses more than tripled over a five-year period. That’s according to a new study in British Journal of Radiology that found the rate of high-dose CT rising along with growing obesity rates – despite technical advances in CT instrumentation. CT radiation dose has been closely […]
MR Scanners
July 28, 2025
MRI Reveals Junk Food’s Toll on Carotid Arteries July 28, 2025
As the U.S. government weighs a regulatory crackdown on ultra-processed food, a new study indicates the feds may be on to something. Researchers used MRI to discover that people who consumed more ultra-processed food had higher levels of carotid arterial plaque – a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The FDA and the USDA on July […]
MR Scanners
July 24, 2025
MRI Accident Turns Deadly July 24, 2025
A tragic MRI accident in Long Island, New York, has turned deadly. A man who was pulled into a mobile MRI scanner by a heavy chain he was wearing died of his injuries. Keith McAllister was waiting outside a mobile MRI trailer operated by Nassau Open MRI on Long Island as his wife received a […]
