PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Hospitals around the country are facing a shortage of a certain kind of dye used to assist in reading computed tomography, commonly referred to as a CAT or CT scan. The dye, ...

(HealthCentersOnline) - Milk is nearly identical in terms of effectiveness when compared to significantly more expensive barium contrast agents for abdominal CAT scans, according to a recent study.

BOSTON - Hospitals across the country, including Massachusetts, are dealing with a new supply chain shortage. This time it's contrast dye needed to perform CAT scans. "Some studies you just can't see ...

A CT scan is often one of the first imaging tests done during the diagnostic process. While a CT scan alone isn’t enough to diagnose pancreatic cancer, it can provide images that help doctors ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An Eastern Iowa family says a loved one diagnosed with cancer can’t receive the needed CT scan because of a global shortage of contrast dye. “I’ve never heard about this, ...

Jan. 21 (UPI) --Two major healthcare professional societies issued consensus statements Tuesday in support of the use of IV-administered contrast solutions during CT scans. The groups -- the American ...

Erin Dwyer has been doing a lot of waiting. After a sonogram in December, she found out that she has a growth on her right kidney and had to wait months to see a specialist. Now she’s waiting for a CT ...

Imaging technologist and patient during a CT scan at Radiology/Imaging Services at UWMC-Roosevelt in Seattle. Clare McLean UWMC Some hospitals in Washington are rationing medical scans and rethinking ...