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
Sports medicine has examples of athletes that have gone unnecessary procedures due to the sole use of the MRI For the last two years, there has been a big discussion with regards to the effectiveness of the MRI in athletics. The MRI is often times a major … Read more
Individuals that participate in mindful meditation for even a short period of time show changes in specific brain mechanisms Meditation often helps us in our daily pursuits. With as much stress as we deal with on our daily lives, it’s fair to say that meditation … Read more
Radiopharmaceuticals are treatment drugs that contain radioactive materials that help treat cancer or relieve cancer symptoms Radiopharmaceuticals and Cancer: One Trying Hard to Beat the Other Cancer is the one constant battle that health care has. Prior to AIDS becoming the major disease, cancer was … Read more
MITA has published XR 29 Standard Attributes on CT Equipment Related to Dose Optimization and Management The one problem with diagnostic imaging is that fear of safety for the long term. Patients normally don’t have anything to worry about but occasionally, given the condition and a … Read more
Demand for certain modalities or parts rely mostly on regional location and also on what the set up is The world of healthcare is constantly changing. Sometimes the changes in healthcare revolve around policy and drivers and other times they revolve around improvements in technology. … Read more
Procedures vary in costs throughout hospitals and while quality is not necessarily a variant, the cost can be a crippling problem The one thing that’s been hurting patients, creating friction with the healthcare industry, is cost. Procedures vary in costs throughout hospitals and while quality … Read more
With so many advancements in technology, medicine and wireless communication were bound to link up at some point or another As the world of wireless communications advances more and more, phones have ceased to serve the purpose of simple communication. Today you can access your … Read more
Diagnostic imaging and all its related technologies are no different in terms of their rich history Do you ever sit back and wonder who did what? Sometimes people will look at something like their television set and wonder who they owe it to. Every major … Read more