For patients with suspected spondyloarthritis, sacroiliitis is underestimated by radiography compared with computerized tomography scans, according to a study published online... More

An Egyptian mummy, more than 2,000 years-old, belonging to the National Archaeology Museum (MNA), is a unique specimen after having been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to researcher Carlos Prates.... More

From breast screening, intervention and treatment to extremity imaging and osteoporosis risk assessment, Hologic is the U.S. leader in women's health ... More

New x-ray systems address critical medical needs, use FlashPad wireless digital detector to help enhance clinical outcomes... More

AT&T is deploying its Medical Imaging and Information Management cloud service in pilot projects at Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Ala., and Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.... More

LOCAL patients will be able to get bulk-billed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in Moonee Ponds next year.... More

Rensselaer Researchers Win $1.2 Million NIH Grant To Develop New Software for Assessing, Analyzing Patient Radiation Exposure From X-ray CT Imaging... More

Even today many people don’t know what a radiographer does. It has nothing to do with radar or anything of that sort; however a radiographer works at the heart of modern medicine to diagnose and cure medical conditions.... More

UNIVERSITY students in the Far North could soon get the opportunity to study one of the fastest growing areas in medical science.... More

42% of Kids Studied Had at Least 1 Imaging Procedure Involving Radiation... More

Here are the top quality challenges healthcare providers will face in 2011—many, such as imaging exposure effects, central line infections, and medical data breaches dominated headlines in 2010.... More

Dosage monitoring in children has gained increased focus among physicians.... More

QUEENSLAND X-Ray, at the Mackay Mater Hospital, could be part of history when they help identify a new fossil discovery.... More

While physicians and patients alike may take for granted the ease with which imaging services are ordered and administered in this country, we should not lose sight of the fact that four billion people in the world have no access to imaging services.... More

When you consider undergoing a medical imaging scan, it may conjure up some uneasy feelings.... More

A dramatic increase in the use of medical imaging in emergency departments when seeing patients with injuries hasn’t paid off with an equal rise in diagnosing life-threatening conditions or follow-up hospital admissions, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers concludes in a study published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.... More

Haber said the tele-radiology team is able to offer residents of some of the most remote areas of Arizona the same radiology emergency service provided at urban hospitals.... More

OTTAWA, Sept. 27 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) recently contributed to a report produced by the Health Council of Canada (HCC) entitled “Decisions, Decisions: Family Doctors as Gatekeepers in the Use of Prescription Drugs and Diagnostic Imaging in Canada.” This report, which was released today, supports one of the CAR’s main objectives: to implement medical imaging guidelines at a national level to guide physicians in selecting the most effective diagnostic imaging exam the first time. ... More

(Reuters Health) - The medical imaging tests widely used in children's cancer treatment can expose some kids to potentially concerning levels of radiation, according to a study published Monday.... More

Medical imaging procedures conducted as part of clinical trials accidentally detect tumors, aneurysms or infections in nearly 40 percent of participants, but in many cases the health impact of these "incidental findings" is unclear, a new study finds.... More

A radiologist's ability to detect fractures in a radiograph and maintain focus dwindled by the end of the day... More

There will be delays in hospitals throughout New Zealand today as radiographers begin a nationwide strike.... More

Thirteen Timaru Hospital radiography staff plan to strike for 24 hours starting tomorrow morning. ... More

Whole-body MRI failed to reliably detect highly specific metaphyseal lesions and rib fractures and therefore cannot replace radiography in evaluating potential abuse in young children, a new study concluded. ... More

SPEECH recognition technology has cut radiology report turnaround times at Nambour General Hospital from 33 hours to less than five.... More

Suspension by Counties Manukau District Health Board of medical radiation technologists has led to outrage among these health professionals nationally, and prompted notice of a nationwide 24 hour complete withdrawal of Labour on Tuesday 7 September.... More

A BUREAUCRATIC bungle has left more than 1000 patients waiting for critical tests at Queensland's biggest public hospital after management ignored their own expert advice in favour of saving money. ... More

Sunyani (B/A), Aug. 15, GNA – Mr Lawrence Arthur, a Senior Lecturer of the School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, on Saturday called for the establishment of a national council to regulate the operations of radiographers in the country.... More

Two Southern California hospitals blamed the manufacturer of their CT scanners for radiation overdoses received by 18 patients.... More

Medical professionals have been taking measures to reduce children's exposure to radiation during diagnostic tests such as CT scans as their changing bodies and brains are especially sensitive. ... More

A new report shows Queensland has five of Australia's 10 most environmentally sustainable cities.... More

Americans’ single largest source of radiation is medical imaging, and Americans get more of it than people in any other country.... More

LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In times of an economic downturn, the refurbished medical imaging equipment market experiences a substantial upswing in comparison to the turnover with new equipment.... More

Repeated exposure to dental X-rays may be associated with an increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, according to new research.... More

People training to begin radiography jobs at a higher education institution in the north of England are to have access to new machines.... More

HUNTER New England Health has announced that work will soon begin on a $200,000 upgrade of the Medical Imaging Department at Moree District Hospital.... More

Radiation is part of everyday life. Flying in a plane, making dinner at your kitchen's granite countertop or walking by a building made of stone all expose you to radiation. ... More

A radiographer took his own life after blaming himself for a patient’s death. ... More

Daniela Herlig, Vice President of (SVMTRA) and Representative for International Affairs of the Association, wants every Swiss to read: “I can see clearly now…”,... More

The risk for false-positive results on lung cancer screening tests is substantial following only two annual exams, particularly for low-dose CT, based on the results of a study published in the April issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.... More

In evaluating the accuracy of radiography of the hip and pelvis in patients arriving in the emergency department (ED), researchers from the department of radiology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., found that radiography presented poor sensitivity and specificity findings in patients with pain or suspected trauma around these structures.... More

As the row continues about population growth in Australia, it is really fair for the finger of blame to be pointed at immigration policy and should the population growth be seen only as a problem?... More

March 29, 2010, 2:07 AM EDT More From Businessweek * Australian Dollar Jumps as Employers Add Most Jobs in 3 Years * N.Z. Dollar Falls on Retail Sales; Aussie Snaps Four-Week Slide * RBA Says Leading Economies Need to Reduce Spending (Update1) * Arabtec Unit Wins $227 Million of Abu Dhabi Contracts (Update1) * Taiwan to Delay Property Tax Reforms Amid Recovery (Update2) Story Tools * e-mail this story * print this story * digg this * save to del.icio.us * add to Business Exchange By Gemma Daley March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the Australian economy has emerged from the global recession and the government’s stimulus program is being phased down.... More

BLAME for the rising use of potentially cancer-causing CT scans in Australia has been directed at the federal government's frugal approach to the use of safer but more expensive diagnostic technology.... More

NICK D'Arcy has come across some confronting situations. Such as the young boy who burnt his entire throat and stomach in a suicide attempt by swallowing caustic soda.... More

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government needs to establish national guidelines for controlling the amount of radiation a patient gets from diagnostic exams and treatments and the level of training required by a medical technician who delivers it, experts told a congressional panel on Friday.... More

Every day in the United States, tens of thousands of patients are exposed to ionizing radiation through radiation therapy, CT scans, x rays, mammograms, and other medical imaging and therapeutic procedures. Patients need to have confidence that the technologists caring for them have the credentials and qualifications to safely administer radiation, and that the equipment they are using is properly calibrated and maintained to deliver radiation safely and within the proper dose parameters.... More

The days of governments micromanaging policy areas are, generally speaking, long gone. But one notable exception is in the area of migration where governments of all hues feel the need to prescribe and proscribe who may enter Australia to such a degree that the message sent to the rest of the world is that getting into this country is about as difficult, to use that Biblical aphorism, as passing through the eye of a needle. ... More

Aussie tourism numbers in record high Arrivals and departures hit over 24.7m Defies international departure forecasts ... More

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Monitoring high-risk pregnancies with ultrasound tests may help prevent some fetal and newborn deaths, a new research review finds.... More