Thursday 1 July 2010

Australia To Use E Health IDs For Citizens

Healthcare IT: In order to cope with the international trend of applying e health systems, Australia announced that every one of its citizens will have a unique e healthcare identification number. The process i ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/969-healthcare-it/1442-australia-to-use-e-health-ids-for-citizens-healthcare-it.html

A Genetic Relation Exists Between Breast And Prostate Cancers

Digital Radiography: In a recent study, researchers mentioned that there was a genetic relation between developing breast cancer and prostate cancer, both types of cancer result from a faulty BRCA2 gene. The st ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2204-Digital%20Radiography/1443-a-genetic-relation-exists-between-breast-and-prostate-cancers-digital-radiography.html

Akron Children's Hospital Reduces CT Scans For Children

Although computed Tomography (CT) has been one of the most important diagnostic imaging procedures, there is a increasing concern about its safety since it delivers much radiation then conventional X-ray. The c ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1444-akron-childrens-hospital-reduces-ct-scans-for-children.html

Radiotherapy Improves Prostate Cancer Survival

According to a new study, radiotherapy can improve the survival rate of men suffering from prostate cancer that has begun to spread outside the prostate. Statistics say that there are about 200,000 men sufferin ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/1126-Digital%20Radiography/1445-radiotherapy-improves-prostate-cancer-survival.html

The Use Of Image-guided Biopsy Is Rising, Study

Biopsy has been one of the most important diagnostic tools. It means retrieving a sample from a living tissue for further examination. Biopsy has been used for diagnosing several diseases, such as breast cancer ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1446-the-use-of-image-guided-biopsy-is-rising-study.html

CMS Is To Improve Radiology Practice In The US With 2011 MPFS

In order to improve radiology practice in the United States, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) presented the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule. The rule includes a num ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1447-cms-is-to-improve-radiology-practice-in-the-us-with-2011-mpfs.html

IDC To Provide Its CCD-based DR System To China

Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd. (IDC) announced that it has signed a contract with the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) to provide its CCD-based digital radiography (DR) imaging technology to a num ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/1161-Digital%20Radiography/1448-idc-to-provide-its-ccd-based-dr-system-to-china.html

Siemens Launches SIERRA And Low Dose Expert Panel To Reduce CT Radiation Exposure

Computed Tomography (CT) has been one of the most important diagnostic imaging techniques. However, there are raising concerns about its safety since it includes exposing patients to much higher radiation doses ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1450-siemens-launches-sierra-and-low-dose-expert-panel-to-reduce-ct-radiation-exposure.html

MRI Brain Images Highlights New Findings About Alzheimer’s Disease

In a new study, researchers from University of Kentucky's College of Medicine used brain MRI images to detect changes in normal individuals facing high risks for Alzheimer's disease, which would help in early d ....Read More

http://www.healthimaginghub.com/component/content/article/2211-Digital%20Radiography/1452-mri-brain-images-highlights-new-findings-about-alzheimers-disease.html