Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

Brain scans are still important for bipolar disorder research. MRI and CT scans can provide detailed images of the brain and its structures. But currently, doctors don’t use them to diagnose ...

Initially, an optician in June of that year suspected it to be a rare neurological condition known as Adie pupil. However, as ...

Joscelyne Kerr, 19, was diagnosed with an extremely rare brain tumour in 2023 and has been given a prognosis of 12-18 months ...

Repeated CT scans of the head during childhood have also been linked to a slight increase in the risk of developing a brain tumor later in life due to radiation exposure. In a landmark 2009 study ...