CT scan: CT scans are the primary imaging modality for evaluating adrenal gland tumors. MRI scans: An MRI may be used as a second-level technique if more detailed information is needed.

Medicare covers medically necessary CT scans. Your exact out-of-pocket cost will depend on which part of Medicare covers the scan. Learn more.

An MRI takes pictures using magnetic waves, not radiation. X-rays and CTs (also called CAT scans) both use radiation, although the levels in a CT can be 50 or more times higher than in an X-ray.

This new study is just the latest to question the safety of CT scans. How do CT scans work? These scans work like an X-ray, creating a window into your body.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

How much does a CT or MRI scan cost at Mayo or Olmsted Medical Center? It varies The cost of brain scans at U.S. hospitals can vary wildly — some patients paying five times as much — for the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.