Oncology & Cancer
FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation
The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation.
May 9, 2012
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Health
Physician groups call for fewer medical tests
(HealthDay) -- Nine physician specialty groups have created lists of common tests or procedures that they believe are often overused or unnecessary, to help doctors and patients make wiser decisions about care.
Apr 4, 2012
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iPads show the way forward for medical imaging
Tablet computers such as the iPad are becoming more and more popular, but new research from the University of Sydney means they could soon be used in hospitals as a tool for doctors to view medical imaging.
Feb 21, 2012
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Radiology & Imaging
Automated and mobile X-ray device to improve and speed up health services
An accident, such as falling on a ski slope, usually requires an X-ray examination of the injured limb and a trip to the nearest hospital or emergency clinic. In the near future, imaging services can be brought closer to ...
Jan 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI auto-scans lung X-rays for coronavirus
Coronavirus can be identified automatically from sick patients' lung X-rays using artificial intelligence (AI) developed at Brunel University London.
Apr 28, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Trial shows new imaging system may cut X-ray exposure for liver cancer patients
Johns Hopkins researchers report that their test of an interventional X-ray guidance device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2013 has the potential to reduce the radiation exposure of patients undergoing ...
Nov 26, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Picture this: A dramatic drop in wrong patient errors
Adding a photo of a face to x-ray images can reduce "wrong-patient" errors five-fold, a new study finds.
Apr 15, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Lower dosage CT-guided lung biopsy protocol maintains quality, minimizes exposure
New guidelines for CT-guided biopsies of lung nodules significantly reduce radiation exposure allowing individuals the benefit of the procedure, which may cut down on overall lung cancer deaths. This research is being presented ...
Mar 25, 2012
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Lessening the dangers of radiation
For diagnosing head and neck ailments, tests that use radiation are always less desirable than those that don't. Otolaryngologists have a wide range of techniques available to them, including CT or "CAT" scans, MRI and ultrasound. ...
May 11, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving the numbers, utility of medical imaging
The idea of probing the body's interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with radiological scans still are not considered reliable enough to, ...
Apr 13, 2011
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