Woman Dies of Cardiac Arrest After a Suspected Allergic Reaction to a CT scan; How Dangerous Are Contrast Dyes?
A 66-year-old woman from Northampton died after an extreme allergic reaction to CT scan dye caused cardiac arrest. According to doctors, Yvonne Graham suffered from stage three kidney disease, and ...
Mum suffering severe bloating died hours after ‘allergic reaction to a routine CT scan’
A MUM suffering severe bloating died after she had a suspected allergic reaction to a CT scan. Yvonne Graham, 66, went into cardiac arrest minutes after medics at Northampton General Hospital ...
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Mum dies after going for CT scan as she suffers extremely rare reaction to dye
A mother has passed away after being injected with dye patients are given before CT scans – her daughter believes if the scan room had an EpiPen her mother would still be alive ...
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Is Contrast Needed for CT in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis?
[2] Noncontrast CT in the emergency diagnosis of appendicitis is attractive for several reasons. Administration of oral contrast consumes valuable time in today's fast-paced and overcrowded ED.
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CT Scans for Headache and Migraine Diagnosis
A computed tomography scan or CT scan uses X-rays and computers to ... You may get a shot of "contrast material" into one of your veins, which will help doctors see parts of your brain more ...
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Computed tomography (CT) - what patients need to know
CT scans of internal organs, bone ... A CT examination may sometimes involve the injection of an intravenous contrast agent. Imaging can be performed at multiple time points before and after the ...
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'It all happened so quickly' - Northamptonshire mum died after rare 'allergic reaction to dye for CT scan'
Yvonne Graham, 66, went into cardiac arrest minutes after medics at Northampton General Hospital injected dye - called contrast medium - ahead of a scan to investigate a bloated stomach. Two hours ...
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The future of CT scans is clearer thanks to new tech
By harnessing new X-ray detectors, photon-counting CT hugely improves image quality and contrast. In addition, these machines can also provide results at a lower radiation dose, allowing ...
Mum tragically dies after extremely rare reaction to dye used before CT scans
Yvonne Graham's family has waited more than 10 months to find out why she died after going for a routine CT scan. She went into cardiac arrest and never recovered ...
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Exposure to CT radiation increases risk for childhood brain tumors
Exposure to radiation from head or neck CT imaging increased risk for childhood brain tumors, according to results of a ...
'Mum should not have died after routine X-ray - now we want answers'
Yvonne Graham's family believe she had a rare allergic reaction to the dye used during the CT scan. | ITV News Anglia ...
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AI shows promise in detecting and segmenting lung tumors
A new artificial intelligence model has demonstrated high accuracy in detecting and outlining lung tumors on CT scans, ...