In urgent care, patients come and go so often times you are lucky to get an X-Ray in an urgent care facility Urgent care is healthcare’s productive work horse, the branch that tries to put out fires before they get out of control. Often times, in urgent … Read more
Purchasing a refurbished piece of equipment is advantageous not only from the cost point of view, but also from other perspectives In trying to optimize your practice the purchase of a diagnostic imaging modality it’s important to understand the advantages to your practice. Often times the … Read more
A severe and painful headache is the worst headache that exists, a migraine. So what is the complete definition of a migraine? A headache is quite possibly one of the most annoying pains we can have. It doesn’t matter what the duration is, a headache will pretty … Read more
The CT scanner is a large X-Ray machine and it has a bed where the patient lies down, partly inside a large open cylinder Today there are a million advances that have been made in terms of technology. To the average person a radio is … Read more
It’s good for the patient to engage in research as well and understand a few key elements It’s vital that a patient understand what the preparation that’s required in terms of a mammogram. Often times not being educated on the procedure can be a source of … Read more
It’s important to have the right agent, and often times the right medium depends on the procedure as well as the patient When engaging in a diagnostic imaging procedure it’s vital to understand the procedure in detail. It’s important for the doctor performing the procedure to explain … Read more
An erroneous assumption about breast cancer is that it will only occur in women past a certain age It’s always very important to find out if a loved one is at risk for breast cancer. Many times screenings are done for women in certain brackets … Read more
Parents should educate themselves on symptoms and understand the difference between what may be serious and what’s routine It’s understood that scans, CT scans, do put children at a risk for possible cancer. The statistics project a possibility for close to 29,000 future cancers. A big … Read more
Better safety practices will aid heavily in reducing medical error As with every specialty in medicine, radiology has a chief concern, and that concern is patient safety. Patient safety is not just making sure that the diagnostic imaging equipment is up to par. Patient safety includes making … Read more
Concern among radiologists and insurers that imaging may not be providing much value in the emergency department Often times there are variations in the world of emergency diagnostic imaging. The variations were at times attributed to factors related to the physician. The factors that were often … Read more
Physicians rely on diagnostic imaging to diagnose and treat IBD or other issues regarding the gastrointestinal system A common and sometimes complex ailment is Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Often times, physicians rely on diagnostic imaging to diagnose and treat IBD or other issues regarding the gastrointestinal … Read more
As with many ailments, diagnostic imaging plays a big part in better understanding viral encephalitis What do we know about viral encephalitis? We know viral encephalitis is a life threatening disease that can occur at any age. Viral encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain … Read more