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Radiology is the medical specialty directing medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat diseases. Originally it was the aspect of medical science dealing with the medical use of electromagnetic energy emitted by X-ray machines or other such radiation devices for the purpose of obtaining visual information as part of medical imaging.

ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases published in European Heart Journal

The first comprehensive ESC Guidelines on aortic diseases are published today. They are presented at ESC Congress 2014 by Task Force Chairpersons Professor Raimund Erbel (Germany) and Professor Victor Aboyans (France).

30 Aug 2014

UT Southwestern faculty awarded CPRIT grants to combat cancer

UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty have received 19 grants totaling more than $26 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to expand cancer screenings, investigate the effectiveness and viability for cancer therapies and radiation treatments, conduct research into cancer biology, and recruitment.

29 Aug 2014

New guidelines can improve the way statin drugs prescribed to patients at cardiovascular risk

New national guidelines can improve the way statin drugs are prescribed to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, a Yale University study has found.

27 Aug 2014

Agfa HealthCare’s digital radiography technologies selected by Summa Health System

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Summa Health System has selected the company's digital radiography technologies, including the DX-D Retrofit and DX-D 100 mobile DR systems, DX-M multi-plate CR, and CR 30-X single plate table top CR, in combination with an upgrade of Agfa HealthCare's patented MUSICA image processing software through Agfa HealthCare's Digital Radiography Upgrade Program.

26 Aug 2014

Balance board accessory can help people with MS reduce risk of accidental falls

A balance board accessory for a popular video game console can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce their risk of accidental falls, according to new research published online in the journal Radiology.

26 Aug 2014

Current x-ray- examinations capture only 20% of lung cancer cases

Each year, nearly 3000 Norwegians develop lung cancer. Current x-ray- examinations capture only 20 percent of cases. With modern ultralow-dose CT, the radiologists hit the bull's eye 90 per cent of the time.

26 Aug 2014

Dentalpost launches continuing education management tool

DentalPost, the dental industry's premier online and mobile job board, announces the launch of its continuing education management tool. This innovative online system, a first of its kind in the dental job board industry, allows users to manage CEs and Required Hours in an easy to navigate one-stop site.

25 Aug 2014

Memorial Hermann, MD Anderson partner to provide breast screening services in greater Houston area

Memorial Hermann Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a new partnership to provide a new level of specialized breast screening at a network of community breast care centers in the greater Houston area.

22 Aug 2014

Physician develops new device to treat stroke more effectively

A new device developed by a physician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a researcher at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock could soon be available to treat stroke more effectively.

22 Aug 2014

Memorial Hermann partners with MD Anderson to provide new level of specialized breast screening

22 Aug 2014

Study of chronic users of CCS finds deficits in specific regions of brain white matter

An imaging study of chronic users of codeine-containing cough syrups (CCS) has found deficits in specific regions of brain white matter and associates these changes with increased impulsivity in CCS users.

21 Aug 2014

UH Case Medical Center offers new FDA-approved treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the first in Ohio and among the first in the United States to begin offering a new FDA-approved treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

16 Aug 2014

iTAKL study receives $3.8 million NIH grant to examine effects of head impacts in youth league football

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received a $3.8 million, five-year grant from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue studying the effects of head impacts in youth league football.

13 Aug 2014

OneDX provides patients and physicians alike with unfettered access to medical images

OneDX®, the mobile medical imaging management solution from The New Medical Product Server is providing patients and physicians alike with unfettered access to medical images, allowing images from Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) platforms to be viewed and shared from a computer or any mobile device in a snap.

13 Aug 2014

Study shows castor bean oil reduces epileptic seizures related to Glut1 deficiency

Two years ago, the parents of Chloe Olivarez watched painfully as their daughter experienced epileptic seizures hundreds of times a day.

12 Aug 2014

$New tool could help reduce number of future potentially fatal hip fractures$

New tool could help reduce number of future potentially fatal hip fractures

A new tool is being developed by experts in Manchester which automatically searches medical images for early signs of osteoporosis in the spine by identifying fractures there and could help reduce the number of future potentially fatal hip fractures.

From The University of Manchester 12 Aug 2014

Chindex revenues increase 21% to $55.5M in second quarter 2014

Chindex International, Inc., an American healthcare company providing premium quality healthcare services in China through the operations of United Family Healthcare ("UFH"), a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

11 Aug 2014

New digital x-ray imaging delivers results in 5 seconds

Wanting to replace the medical equipment for taking X-rays, the Mexican Society of Radiology (CMR) created a system of digital x-ray imaging, which replaces the traditional plaque by a solid detector, which delivers results in five seconds. Analog equipment take six minutes to develop the traditional film.

8 Aug 2014

Many hospitals struggle to meet electronic health records deadline and face penalties

Many of the nation's hospitals struggled to meet a federally mandated electronic health records deadline, and as a result could collectively face millions of dollars in reduced Medicare payments this year, a University of Michigan study shows.

7 Aug 2014

UH Case Medical Center implants new type of cochlear device in patients with hearing problem

University Hospitals Case Medical Center is the first in Cleveland to implant a new type of cochlear device for adults who have lost the high frequency range of their hearing, but have retained the low frequencies with or without a hearing aid.

7 Aug 2014

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ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases published in European Heart Journal

UT Southwestern faculty awarded CPRIT grants to combat cancer

New guidelines can improve the way statin drugs prescribed to patients at cardiovascular risk

Agfa HealthCare’s digital radiography technologies selected by Summa Health System

Balance board accessory can help people with MS reduce risk of accidental falls

Current x-ray- examinations capture only 20% of lung cancer cases

Dentalpost launches continuing education management tool

Memorial Hermann, MD Anderson partner to provide breast screening services in greater Houston area

Physician develops new device to treat stroke more effectively

Memorial Hermann partners with MD Anderson to provide new level of specialized breast screening

Study of chronic users of CCS finds deficits in specific regions of brain white matter

UH Case Medical Center offers new FDA-approved treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

iTAKL study receives $3.8 million NIH grant to examine effects of head impacts in youth league football

OneDX provides patients and physicians alike with unfettered access to medical images

Study shows castor bean oil reduces epileptic seizures related to Glut1 deficiency

New tool could help reduce number of future potentially fatal hip fractures

Chindex revenues increase 21% to $55.5M in second quarter 2014

New digital x-ray imaging delivers results in 5 seconds

Many hospitals struggle to meet electronic health records deadline and face penalties

UH Case Medical Center implants new type of cochlear device in patients with hearing problem

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