If you feel pain in your neck and shoulder, your doctor might want you to get a specific X-ray to see what’s causing the pain. This test is a computed tomography scan or what's more commonly called a ...

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been used in routine diagnostic applications and in research since the 1980s. In the following decades, as the clinical application of hybrid ...

Synovial cysts are small, fluid-filled lumps that tend to form on the lower spine. These cysts are not cancerous and may not cause any symptoms. However, they can sometimes lead to problems such as ...

Arachnoid cysts are the most common type of brain cyst. They're not tumors, but cysts filled with cerebrospinal fluid (a clear liquid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord). Most people who have ...

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City found that a CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery indicated that a significant number of patients had low bone density that was ...

Siemens Healthineers received clearance from the FDA for its latest scanner that combines SPECT and CT imaging into a comparatively smaller package. The Symbia Pro.specta is designed to replace ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Transplanted radiolabeled mesenchymal stem cells rapidly reached the site of traumatic spinal cord injury with no serious adverse events in people, say researchers who are studying ...