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Lead Lining: Is It Required For My X-Ray Room?

Any system that produces radiation will need lead lining consideration from you and your team Considering lead lining for your imaging modalities is always a crucial part of the purchasing process. Any system that produces radiation – rad or R/F rooms, c-arms, x-rays, CT systems – … Read more

Higher CT Slice Automatically Better? Let’s Take a Look

There’s a lot of debate on whether a higher CT slice automatically means a better CT scanner There’s a lot of debate on whether a higher CT slice automatically means a better CT scanner. On first glance, you would assume that a CT with a … Read more

Dose-Monitoring Offers Reduction in Whole-Body CT Radiation

Researchers monitored CT dose and adjusted their protocols in order to identify the optimal parameters Currently ECR 2019 is happening in Vienna, and there have been some pretty interesting findings revealed this week. Some of the research that has been presented has come from presenter … Read more

PET/CT scanner machine

On the market for a PET/CT? Consider scan time and patient traffic

CT scans such as coronary artery angiograms can be combined with PET scans, the 2 types of image can be overlaid over each other The PET/CT scanner is an interesting machine that has some unique components to consider when you’re on the market. Here’s a great description of … Read more

Easing the pain of lung cancer

AI from Russia able to detect lung cancer in under 20 seconds

University in Russia is able to identify and mark lung nodules on CT scans in under 20 seconds A new AI program developed by researchers at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia is able to identify and mark lung nodules on CT … Read more

Breast Conebeam CT Has Potential to be Enhanced by AI

AI algorithm can accurately tell the difference between benign and malignant breast lesions According to a web-exclusive paper in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, during studies using breast conebeam CT (CBCT), an AI algorithm can accurately tell the difference between benign … Read more

Cone Beam CT vs Traditional CT

Traditional CT uses a fan-shaped X-ray, whereas cone beam technology uses a cone shaped X-ray beam When you think about how a CT Scanner works, you might think about how the images are produced in slices. A traditional CT uses a fan shaped X-ray beam, … Read more

CT Scan in progress

CT Scans Can Pinpoint Patients with High Risk of Fracture

A simple measurement of bone quality during routine CT Scans may help identify those at high risk for fragility fracture A new retrospective cohort study indicates that for patients over 65 years, taking a simple measurement of bone quality during routine CT scans of the … Read more

CT System: Choosing Air-Cooled or Water-Cooled

CT machines need a cooling system to be in place to keep the system running at optimal levels The heat in a CT system can build rather quickly. There are so many moving parts inside the CT machine that a good cooling system needs to be … Read more

Inventor of the CT scanner, Godfrey Hounsfield

Remembering Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, the Inventor of the CT Scanner

Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, one of the medical industries greatest minds and the inventor of the CT Scanner This past weekend marked the death of Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, one of the medical industries greatest minds and the inventor of the CT Scanner. Born on August 28, 1919 in … Read more

Siemens CT Scanner

We have been providing Siemens CT Scanners for 25 years I see that you may be interested in Amber’s CT Scanners from Siemens and we want to thank you for considering us. Amber Diagnostics has been providing Siemens CT Scanners for 25 years so we … Read more

AI Can Use Body Scans to Predict When You’ll Die

Artificial intelligence analysis of routine medical scans could, in the future, be able to predict a person’s risk of death If you had the opportunity to find out when you’re going to die, would you take it? Better yet, if you could find out when … Read more

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