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2 hrs ago | The Columbus Dispatch

Doctors say software reduces radiation exposure from CT scans

Doctors at Cincinnati Children's hospital have developed new technology that they say can reduce radiation exposure from CT scans by as much as 37 percent, according to new research.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Jun 19, 2013

Kevin, M.D.

The problem with a negative BRCA test

There is nothing so horrifying as when your doctor is too nice to you. During my first mammogram at Kaiser Permanente, I knew I had cancer before they even told me because of the hushed voices, the pats on my shoulder, and the way, suddenly, no one cared how much time was being spent on my visit.

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MediLexicon

New Technology Reduces, Controls CT Radiation Exposure In Children

Patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are being exposed to significantly less radiation during CT scans because of new technology that allows doctors to more tightly control radiation doses.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Health

Watersblogged

Houston Medical Imaging Joins Healthconnect to Minimize Radiation

Radiologists move to reduce the duplication of imaging studies by providing electronic access to historical images and reports through the regional HIE.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Medical Imaging Blog

Medical Imaging Professionals Must Show Meaningful Use

Meaningful use is a government program that encourages the use and adoption of an Electronic Health Record by medical providers, including medical imaging providers, via incentives of up to $44,000 per eligible professional.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, Medicine

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Telegraph

Village trash story of success

Surgeon AA Hai and Green Village Zero Rubbish Project founder-director David Robert Priest at the news meet in Patna on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: India, World News, Medicine,

Applied Radiology

A happy marriage: Integrated RIS-PACS

At the same time, EMRs have been evolving, and many now incorporate several functions of the radiology information system , such as order entry, patient registration, and report repository to the enterprise electronic medical record.

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Related Topix: Medicine

EurekAlert!

Atherosclerosis in abdominal aorta may signal future heart attack, stroke

In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta - the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall - are associated with future cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke.

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Related Topix: Dallas County, TX

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Jackson Hole News And Guide

Public can check out hospital MRI scanner

Members of American Legion Post 43 of Jackson refold a large American flag Friday during a Flag Day gathering at which they decided which flags needed to be properly disposed of.

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Related Topix: Jackson, WY, Canada, Medicine

Science Daily

Medical assessment in the blink of an eye

That person could be The One. It turns out that radiologists can do this with mammograms, the x-ray images used for breast cancer screening.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Merinews

Shahrukh Khan under the scanner for sex determination of unborn child

Shahrukh Khan's stars seem to be in the wrong house as events don't seem to be favouring him.

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Related Topix: Shahrukh Khan, Medicine

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Bangor Daily News

Fort Kent doctor stripped of license found to have worked while intoxicated

A Fort Kent physician temporarily stripped of his medical license last month was intoxicated while caring for patients, according to new information released by a state licensing board.

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Related Topix: Fort Kent, ME

Medical News Today

Joint Damage Successfully Identified In Rheumatoid Arthritis

A new study presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates the efficacy of the ARASHI method at evaluating radiographic joint damage in RA.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tnf, Pain, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic)

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Sampson Independent

BelkGives on the Go Mobile Mammography Center to visit Clinton, Dunn

The BelkGives on the Go Mobile Mammography Center, a 39-foot-long, state-of-the-art screening center on wheels, will stop at Belk stores in Clinton and Dunn during the week of June 24 to offer free, convenient mammogram screenings.

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Related Topix: Dunn, NC, Retail, Belk, Clinton, NC, Medicine

WauwatosaNOW.com

Dr. Christopher Schultz Inducted into American College of Radiology

Christopher J. Schultz, MD, professor of radiation oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin , and a radiation oncologist at Froedtert Hospital, was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Radiology during the organization's annual meeting in May. One of the highest honors the ACR can bestow on a radiologist, radiation oncologist or ... (more)

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Saint Norbert College, Kansas City, MO

Customer Interaction Solutions

San Antonio Hospital Installs Eight Carestream Dr Systems To Help Lower Dose, Speed Image Access

San Antonio Community Hospital installed eight wireless CARESTREAM DRX Systems to deliver instant image access and other capabilities that can enhance patient care at its 279-bed acute care hospital.

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Related Topix: Upland, CA, Medicine

EurekAlert!

Society of Interventional Radiology selects 18 Fellows

The Society of Interventional Radiology Annoucned the Elevation of 18 Fellows -- leaders in research, scientific literature, teaching and leadership recently at its 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Texas

Freshnews

Radiation Oncologist Dr. Lawrence Hochman First U.S. Physician to...

Lawrence Hochman , D.O., board certified radiation oncologist and radiation services director for Florida Cancer Affiliates , an affiliate of The US Oncology Network , is the first U.S. physician to receive recognition from the American Board of Radiology Focused Practice Recognition in Brachytherapy program.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Oncology, US Oncology, Florida, Pasco County, FL

Wed Jun 12, 2013

JD Supra

Massachusetts Jury Finds Violation of Stored Communications Act and Massachusetts Privacy Laws

In January 2011, David Cheng filed a lawsuit against his former co-worker and fellow radiologist, Laura Romo , alleging a violation of the Stored Communications Act and Massachusetts privacy law.

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Related Topix: Privacy, Medicine

Canada NewsWire

Ontario leads the country in CT & MRI wait times reductions

Additional overtime funding demonstrates that MRI wait lists are being reduced making a diagnosis available sooner so that vital treatment such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy can be delivered faster."

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