All posts tagged 'CT scans'

MRIs Better Than CT Scans In Detecting Brain Injury, Study Finds

Posted on December 18th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Based on the results of a new study, doctors should be reconsidering the way they treat patients who come to emergency rooms with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). It turns out that hospital MRIs may be better at predicting the long-term outcomes for those with mild TBI than CT scans,..
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CA Bill To Prevent Radiation Overdoses During CT Scans

Posted on May 29th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

California is looking to enact a law to protect patients from radiation overdoses from CT scans, which are one of the key tools to detect brain injury. The state Senate last Friday passed a bill, 24 to 5, which mandates that the dose of radiation released during each scan be recorded..
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