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Doubts grow over high-tech CT scans of heart
There is now more evidence that physicians shouldn't rush to use million-dollar scanners to look for heart disease...
The pain may be real, but the scan is deceiving
Scans are expensive—Medicare and its beneficiaries pay about $750 to $950 for an M.R.I. scan of a knee or back...
U.S. study weighs lifetime risks from CT scans
As many as 7% of patients from a large U.S. hospital system had enough radiation exposure from CT scans during their...
Do photos help doctors see patients better?
A new study suggests that radiologists should start examining something they usually ignore: the human face. The eyes...
Cardiologists debate expensive heart scans
Cardiologists have opened another front in the debate over expensive medical technologies, questioning the conclusions...
CT scans gain favor as option for colonoscopy
Virtual colonoscopy has been available for some time, but more medical centers are gearing up to offer the procedure at...
Medison launches new ultrasound technologies
Seoul, South Korea-based Medison, a diagnostic ultrasound systems company, has released it new compact ultrasound...
Cell phone finds use as diagnostic tool in areas without ultrasound, X-ray machines
A professor of bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley and his colleagues have developed a portable...
Cleveland Clinic studying more-sensitive EKG
The Cleveland Clinic recently began studying a mega-EKG machine that has nearly seven times the number of leads. It...
Audio: Hospital Uses Blueberry Juice During MRCPs
Wayne Patola, MRI Leader at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, discusses how the facility uses blueberry juice as...