Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.
Two months after a cluster of cases occurred on a cruise ship, experts are offering insight into how radiologists can help spot the "silent" signs of the deadly virus on imaging.
For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.
On-the-field imaging helps determine if athletes can be treated effectively on-site or whether they might need to be transferred to a medical center for additional care.
Some 1,274 first-year students enrolled in radiation therapy programs nationwide in the fall of 2003, 23 percent more than 2002 and 57 percent more than 2001.
Cedara Software Corp. will market its family of I-Suite PACS (picture archiving and communications systems) through Beijing Invention & Technology Corp. (BITC) in China.
By importing detailed anatomical images into an image-guided surgery planning system, neurosurgeons and other surgeons gain a roadmap to superimpose on a patient's internal structure.
The healthcare industry's appetite for information technology (IT) will increase by 9.3 percent this year, the largest one-year rise since 1999, so says a new report from Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates Ltd.
