The arena of justice has been using medical field tools and techniques for judging the defendant of a case for a long time. The entire forensic work relies largely on radiology, brain imaging, brain mapping and more. From fingerprint sampling to DNA tests, forensic procedures include the highest and the most sophisticated forms of medical […]
Category: X-Ray Images
Radiology Specialists’ Requirement for ‘Seismic Shift’ to Keep Patients Informed of Radiation Threats
In the healthcare setting, no one can deny the significance and effectiveness of medical imaging equipment. These devices are instrumental in facilitating radiologists to diagnose and treat disorders and injuries that a person sustains. However, frequent exposure to imaging devices – x-rays or computed tomography, prime ionizing radiation sources, can make patients suffer long-term adverse […]
Covid-19 Contamination is Within the CT Scanner, According to Investigation
In a breakthrough investigation report, ribonucleic acid is found on the internal components of computed tomography scanner (CTS) from Covid-19. A team of researchers from the University of Genoa, based in Genova, Italy, disclosed these findings on October 1, 2020, in the European Radiology Experimental. However, contamination could be contained to filter in the machine, […]
Walmart Launches Its 5th Retail Health Center, Pushing Its Way Into Imaging, And Plans For More
Walmart continues its drive to enter into the imaging market, launching the fifth health center in Newnan, Georgia. Located approximately 40n miles to the southwest of Atlanta, this state-of-the-art facility provides services like diagnostics and X-ray, dental and labs, primary care, disclosed the retail giant. This is the fourth Walmart Health location in Peach State. […]
Free Online Tools To Read Chest X-rays And Physicians
Chester the AI Radiology Assistant’ is a free online tool that allows you to assess chest X-rays online within a few seconds. It ensures the security of private medical while predicting the chances of developing 14 diseases. Though it is still rudimentary, Chester can process the upload of users with output diagnostic predictions for various […]
Diagnostic Imaging Pay Continues To Drop Except Nuclear Medicine
Healthcare is one of the primary aspects that every nation needs to look after to keep the population healthy and working. The better the quality of a country’s human resources, the higher are the chances of the nation to ascend the stairs of success and prosperity. With phenomenal advancement in science and technology over the […]
Push To Prevent the Revised Payment Policy In Medical Imaging
The imaging technology has changed the medical world beyond recognition. When the X-ray was first discovered in 1895, little did people think it would bring such a phenomenal change to the medical world. However, in less than a year, the German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had already developed a system that used X-ray for imaging. Since […]
Do Young Patients Face Cataract Risks from Head CTs?
Cataract risks associated with medical radiation among young patients, especially those coming from the neck and head CT scans, have been an issue of concern over the last few years. A number of studies have been conducted to determine cataract risks associated with repeated exposure to radiation from head CT scans. It has been argued […]
Deep Learning Predicts Mortality Rate From Chest X-Ray
The quality of human resources largely depends on the quality of healthcare services of a nation. If any country wishes to grow in terms of economy, the human resource available in the nation must remain fit and healthy. In order to ensure the same, the healthcare sector of the country must operate optimally. Also, there […]
Perfusion MRI Shows CPAP Healing the Brains of Apnea Patients
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, or CPAP, induces certain changes in the Mean Diffusivity (MD) and Fractional Anisotropy (FA) in the brain, which indicates microstructural changes. Both occur in language, sensory-motor functions, and cognition. CPAP treatment leads to brain perfusion, which increases cerebral blood flow (CBF) as well as cerebral blood volume (CBV). It is an […]