Latest Articles About MRI Scans
Medical Imaging: Early Detection Is Best for the Breast
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and those pink ribbons serve as a visual reminder for us to pay attention to our breasts. Besides self-exams, one way we can monitor the health of our breasts is through the use of various medical imaging procedures. Mammogram A mammogram is an X- ... Continue Reading
Medical Imaging: Early Detection Is Best for the Breast
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and those pink ribbons serve as a visual reminder for us to pay attention to our breasts. Besides self-exams, one way we can monitor the health of our breasts is through the use of various medical imaging procedures. Mammog ... Continue Reading
Mammogram Results Vary By Testing Facility
You probably already know that you want to get a good doctor for any screening that you're going to have done but now a study confirms it, at least in so far as getting a mammogram goes. The study revealed that there is a difference in the accuracy of mammography between different facilities. That's Continue Reading
Mammogram Results Vary By Testing Facility
You probably already know that you want to get a good doctor for any screening that you're going to have done but now a study confirms it, at least in so far as getting a mammogram goes. The study revealed that there is a difference in the accuracy of mammography between dif ... Continue Reading
MDCT Can Supplement Breast MRI
In the past year, it has become increasingly common for doctors to recommend the use of the breast MRI to certain mammogram patients. Patients at high risk of breast cancer or with questionable mammogram results can greatly benefit from the additional information provided by the breast MRI. Hoever ... Continue Reading
MDCT Can Supplement Breast MRI
In the past year, it has become increasingly common for doctors to recommend the use of the breast MRI to certain mammogram patients. Patients at high risk of breast cancer or with questionable mammogram results can greatly benefit from the additional information provided by ... Continue Reading
Make Sure MRI Is Not a Hotbed for Infection
Experts are taking a close look at the reasons that infections may develop in hospital settings and they are finding that one area of concern is the MRI. Recommendations are being made which should help to make sure that the MRI is properly sterilized so that patients are not exposed to infection-ca ... Continue Reading
Make Sure MRI Is Not a Hotbed for Infection
Experts are taking a close look at the reasons that infections may develop in hospital settings and they are finding that one area of concern is the MRI. Recommendations are being made which should help to make sure that the MRI is properly sterilized so that patients are no ... Continue Reading
Johns Hopkins Implements New MRI For Use With Broader Range of Patients
Johns Hopkins, a leading medical center which has paved the way for many technologies over time, is the first hospital to begin implementing a new type of MRI which could make this type of scanning technology useful for a broader range of patients than ever before. In the past, sensitive patients su ... Continue Reading
Johns Hopkins Implements New MRI For Use With Broader Range of Patients
Johns Hopkins, a leading medical center which has paved the way for many technologies over time, is the first hospital to begin implementing a new type of MRI which could make this type of scanning technology useful for a broader range of patients than ever before. In the pa ... Continue Reading
Improved Cancer Imaging Advances Limited By Funding Problem
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently held this year's annual meeting and some unfortunate news was revealed at that time. Two different projects aimed at improving cancer imaging in order to be able to better detect cancer in its early treatable stages are going to have to be de ... Continue Reading
Improved Cancer Imaging Advances Limited By Funding Problem
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently held this year's annual meeting and some unfortunate news was revealed at that time. Two different projects aimed at improving cancer imaging in order to be able to better detect cancer in its early treatable stages a ... Continue Reading
Improved Alternative to Mammogram Won't Launch in US Yet
Most women know that they should get a mammogram each year after a certain age in order to screen for breast cancer. However, many women really dislike the mammogram process because it is uncomfortable at best and may be considered painful by some. A new imaging system has been designed which provid ... Continue Reading
Improved Alternative to Mammogram Won't Launch in US Yet
Most women know that they should get a mammogram each year after a certain age in order to screen for breast cancer. However, many women really dislike the mammogram process because it is uncomfortable at best and may be considered painful by some. A new imaging system has b ... Continue Reading
FDG-PET for Highly Specific MRI Supplement
There are some times when you want to get one type of scan in order to supplement the information that is provided to you through another type of screening. For example, some people are saying that when you get a mammogram done and it shows signs of cancer, you should supplement the mammogram with a Continue Reading
FDG-PET for Highly Specific MRI Supplement
There are some times when you want to get one type of scan in order to supplement the information that is provided to you through another type of screening. For example, some people are saying that when you get a mammogram done and it shows signs of cancer, you should supple ... Continue Reading
Emerging MRI Method For Cancer Detection
The MRI is used to detect a number of health problems in the body in order to prevent disease from spreading and becoming fatal. An emerging method of using the MRI could make it possible for the technology to be used to catch cancer in earlier stages than ever before. To understand how the technol ... Continue Reading
Emerging MRI Method For Cancer Detection
The MRI is used to detect a number of health problems in the body in order to prevent disease from spreading and becoming fatal. An emerging method of using the MRI could make it possible for the technology to be used to catch cancer in earlier stages than ever before. To u ... Continue Reading
Doctors May Now Be Able to Use fMRI on Kids
In the past, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has only been useful in studying the brain function of adults. This has not been because doctors weren't interested in what the fMRI could tell them about the developing brains of children. Rather, it has been because the developing brain's f ... Continue Reading
Doctors May Now Be Able to Use fMRI on Kids
In the past, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has only been useful in studying the brain function of adults. This has not been because doctors weren't interested in what the fMRI could tell them about the developing brains of children. Rather, it has been because ... Continue Reading