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Agent-enhanced CT scan plays a supporting role in diagnosing severe cases of H1N1 flu virus

Published reports on the usefulness of CT scans for complicated H1N1 cases have spurred use of these procedures in U.S. hospitals. According to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information, this opens up a pathway of diagnostics for physicians and overall is a positive sign not only for the technology but also for companies making chemical agents for procedures.

29 Jan 2010

Biomoda applauds Senator for introducing legislative bill for lung cancer screening

Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. (www.biomoda.com) today applauded Nebraska State Sen. Bob Krist and his co-sponsors for introducing legislation to screen up to 500 Nebraska veterans for early-stage lung cancer.

27 Jan 2010

Large New York medical center reduces CT scans and radiation dose delivered to patients with PE

A large New York medical center reduced the number of CT scans and radiation dose delivered to emergency department patients with suspected pulmonary emboli (PE) by holding collaborative educational seminars for staff and routing patients to CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) or ventilation perfusion (V/Q) scanning based solely on their chest X-ray results, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

22 Jan 2010

New learning centre dedicated to train CT health care specialists established

The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences and GE Healthcare Canada today announced the establishment of a new learning centre dedicated to training both the current and next generation of CT health care specialists.

22 Jan 2010

GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute announce launch of new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence

GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute will unveil a new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence to train current professionals and students on advanced leading-edge imaging equipment. This CT Imaging Centre of Excellence will allow healthcare providers to increase their knowledge in using CT scanning to provide faster and more accurate diagnoses of disease in patients.

20 Jan 2010

Medicare, consumers face challenges when trying to make choices based on value

News outlets report on concerns about Medicare costs, problems with fraud in health care around the world, and the difficulties consumers face when trying to find value in their health services.

20 Jan 2010

New mobile dental radiology service from 3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA

(3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA and AFP Imaging Corporation Dental practitioners in Georgia and South Carolina can now offer the latest technology and greatest convenience to their patients thanks to a new mobile dental radiology service.

18 Jan 2010

More research needed to determine kidney and renal artery abnormalities, says study

Abnormalities in the kidneys and their blood vessels occur in at least 25% of healthy individuals, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). While most of these conditions are not harmful enough to prevent someone from donating a kidney, future studies are needed to determine their impact on long-term health.

18 Jan 2010

Extended treatment with active ingredient increases bone volume and calcium content

Genta Incorporated today announced publication of two scientific studies that test the active ingredient in Genta’s program to develop orally available gallium-containing compounds and the Company’s marketed product, Ganite® (gallium nitrate for injection).

13 Jan 2010

Blood test may be effective for diagnosing lung cancer

Of the nearly 150,000 abnormal chest X-rays performed each year in the United States, 25 percent of patients will display only benign lung pathologies on further surgical examination.

13 Jan 2010

PET-CT imaging appears to detect cancer in patients with neurologic complications

A combined positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan of the whole body appears to detect cancer in individuals with related neurologic complications more accurately than some other commonly used tests, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the March print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Jan 2010

Young men with HIV infection have coronary atherosclerotic plaques: MGH study

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques - some involving serious arterial blockage - than did uninfected men with similar cardiovascular risk.

8 Jan 2010

New outpatient imaging center opened in Waukesha’s Westbrook Health Center

Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) has opened a new outpatient imaging center in Waukesha’s Westbrook Health Center, and has relocated all of its Delafield center services to this new location. The new center allows CDI to expand services to include high-field (1.5T) MRI, multi-slice CT as well as x-ray. In addition, there are plans of offering digital mammography and ultrasound services in early 2010.

6 Jan 2010

Childhood ETS may lead to emphysema

Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home were more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood. This finding by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health suggests that the lungs may not recover completely from the effects of early-life exposures to tobacco smoke (ETS). The study is published in the December 2009 American Journal of Epidemiology.

29 Dec 2009

New minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedure brought to San Antonio

Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio today announced it has brought MAKOplasty®, a minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedure, to San Antonio.

22 Dec 2009

AAPM dispels common myths about CT scans

A panel of experts at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a statement calling for an open discussion of the facts about radiation hazards from computed tomography (CT) scanning in light of recent public concerns and news reports about radiation dose.

22 Dec 2009

CT Scanning News and Research

Agent-enhanced CT scan plays a supporting role in diagnosing severe cases of H1N1 flu virus

Biomoda applauds Senator for introducing legislative bill for lung cancer screening

Large New York medical center reduces CT scans and radiation dose delivered to patients with PE

New learning centre dedicated to train CT health care specialists established

GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute announce launch of new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence

Medicare, consumers face challenges when trying to make choices based on value

New mobile dental radiology service from 3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA

More research needed to determine kidney and renal artery abnormalities, says study

Extended treatment with active ingredient increases bone volume and calcium content

Blood test may be effective for diagnosing lung cancer

PET-CT imaging appears to detect cancer in patients with neurologic complications

Young men with HIV infection have coronary atherosclerotic plaques: MGH study

New outpatient imaging center opened in Waukesha’s Westbrook Health Center

Childhood ETS may lead to emphysema

New minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedure brought to San Antonio

AAPM dispels common myths about CT scans

CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System brings new hope to patients with inoperable tumors

Physicians' bedside exams superior to high-tech CT scan, study finds

New stem cell based technology may eliminate brain cancer

Malignant breast tumor detection without biopsy

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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