News-Medical.Net on MSN

Neural pain pathways found to play crucial role in bone fracture healing

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
Health Affairs

Reducing Unnecessary CT Scans In Head Trauma

Each year, the US performs more than 93 million computed tomography (CT) scans, many of which offer limited clinical value. For patients with mild head injuries, CT scans are often ordered reflexively ...
Hosted on MSN

Research In Action: Finding The Hints Hiding In CT Scans Will Be Key To Preventing Racehorse Injury

As injury prevention becomes a greater and greater focus for horse racing, many fans have eagerly anticipated the impacts of advanced imaging on detecting stress fractures arising from fatigue injury ...
AOL

Here’s what to expect before getting a bone density scan, experts say

If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...