Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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Pediatrics: Clinical observation could cut head CT in ED

Clinical observation of children that present to the ED with minor blunt head trauma may offer a safe and an effective strategy for reducing head CT for some patients, according to a study published May 9 in Pediatrics.

FDA clears Medtronics new left-heart leads

The FDA has approved Medtronics Attain Ability Plus and the Attain Ability Straight left-heart leads for use with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices in treating heart failure patients.

Study: With universal coverage, minority CRC screening still low

Medicares expansion of coverage for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has failed to eliminate racial disparities, with blacks and Hispanics significantly less likely to undergo CRC than whites, a study published in the May issue of Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found.

HIMSS site helps health IT job seekers

The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Career Services Center has enhanced HIMSS JobMine and added a section dedicated to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's workforce development programs, where graduates can post resumes and find health IT positions posted by potential employers.

Study: Ultrasound could replace x-ray for dyspnea in ED

Chest ultrasound yielded results highly concordant with chest x-rays among emergency department (ED) patients presenting with shortness of breath, suggesting that ultrasound could replace more time-consuming and radiation-inducing radiography in patients with dyspnea, according to a study published in the May issue of CHEST.

Boston Sci nets EU approval for new RFA catheter

Boston Scientific has received CE mark approval in Europe for its Blazer open-irrigated catheter, a radiofrequency ablation (RFA) catheter designed to treat arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia and other supraventricular tachycardias.

JAMA: CABG rates decline in U.S., while PCI remains steady

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia found a substantial decrease in CABG surgery utilization rates, but PCI utilization rates remained unchanged in U.S. hospitals between 2001 and 2008, according to a serial cross-sectional study published in the May 3 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Healthcare IT market in emerging economies to double by 2015

Research and Markets has published Healthcare IT Market in Emerging Economies (2010-2015), which cites the growth of medical tourism, demand for better quality healthcare delivery by a growing aging population and an increase in the chronic disease patient population as driving the increased adoption of IT in emerging markets.

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