The recent two reported cases also suggest that there may be many more similar incidences happening around unnoticed. The two contrasting examples of overdoses of radiation at hospitals confirms that if the hospitals accept their responsibilities pr Continue Reading...
Computed Tomography (CT)Basic Fundamentals of ModalityComputer modality is the interaction between computers and humans, which can be unimodal or multi-modal (Karray et al., 2008). The fundamentals involve the usability of this interaction along with Continue Reading...
However, the increased use of CT scans in more of less careless and ill-advised practices will raise the concern of the effects it has on the health of the general public. It is therefore critical that the public is made aware of the associated risk Continue Reading...
Computed tomography, more commonly know as a CT or CT scan, is an X-ray technique that is used to produce very detailed images of internal organs located in various parts of the body, such as the head, chest, and abdomen. Doctors use the images produ Continue Reading...
Conventional Tomography outlining the various aspects, issues and methods used. It has 10 sources. The field of medical imaging has been in existence for over one hundred years but new research and scientific breakthroughs have changed both its ima Continue Reading...
Purchasing a CT Scanner Benefits and Costs of Purchasing A CT Scanner: A Comprehensive Evaluation "Each year, buyers of CT scanners faced much-improved choice sets; the question is how valuable those improvements were," and thus this is a review t Continue Reading...
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) PET represents a new step forward in the way scientists and doctors look at the brain and how it functions. An X-ray or a CT scan shows only structural details within the brain. The PET scanner gives us a picture o Continue Reading...
Breast Cancer and Imaging There are still a number of cases where women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer exhibit metastatic disease at the first presentation, this despite the fact that there have been significant steps made towards early Continue Reading...
practitioner in a family medical practice, a physician will see an assortment of ailments. Many inflicted individuals first seek aid in a family practice setting. From that point multiple outcomes and referrals are possible. The treatment can also v Continue Reading...
Fractures of Tibia and Fibula Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula In the human body there are four specific "long bones:" the femur, humerus, tibia, and fibula. ("Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures") The tibia and fibula are located in the lower part o Continue Reading...
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has recently constructed an ultramodern pediatric imaging facility. The healthcare facility exclusively focuses its improved services on children's imaging. In this paper, we present a marketing approach th Continue Reading...
Polycystic Kidney DiseaseIntroductionPolycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. These cysts are filled with fluid and can cause the kidneys to become enlarged and dysfunctional. Continue Reading...
Teaching Children with Hearing Difficulties: Evidenced-Based Practice Early evaluation and detection for hearing difficulties forms the basis for timely intervention. This text emphasizes the need for early intervention as a way of maximizing the lin Continue Reading...
Severe abdominal pain with bloody diarrhea at a frequency of twenty times per day can be a sign of a serious condition. In fact, the healthcare team should treat the issue as a medical emergency given the possibility of a life-threatening illness (Ho Continue Reading...
Kai Hung Fung Artwork Instrument of Expression and Communication Kai Hung Fung and his Artwork Kai Hung Fung is a radiologist known for his 3D creative work on human body. He gained attention in 2003 when he started using computed tomography (CT) Continue Reading...
cff.org/will each be the source of information and professional peer reviewed articles will be cited from these sources and identified by source as they cited. There is a wealth of available information, data and studies on CF. What it all means to Continue Reading...
Extant literature has been dedicated to the evaluation of closed head injuries using the Canadian Scale and New Orleans criteria for Adult patients in rural areas.The work of Stielle et al. (2005) explored the comparison of the Canadian CT head rule Continue Reading...
Stroke Case Study Pathophysiology: In the present case study, the patient is a 61-year-old male named Mr. Black. Mr. Black has presented at the Emergency Room with symptoms of stroke. Further investigation revealed a Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) di Continue Reading...
organizations no matter what the industry benefit from management planning and strategy identification. The medical and healthcare industry in recent times has been attempting to streamline its operations and improve performance and productivity. Fo Continue Reading...
Under conventional radiology, excessive exposure outputs a "black" film. In case of digital systems, good images are got from a large range of doses. With the help of digital fluoroscopy systems, it is extremely simple to get as well as delete image Continue Reading...
Health Threat of Medical Ionizing Radiation Impact of Nuclear Medicine Exposures In October 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted all healthcare facilities involved in performing brain perfusion computed tomography (CT) to ensur Continue Reading...
Running Head: RADIOLOGICAL X-RAY ANALYSIS RADIOLOGICAL X-RAY ANALYSIS 9Radiological x-ray analysisIntroductionRadiology has formed the medicines major scope, forming the gold standard diagnostic needed to perform surgical interventions.This diagnosti Continue Reading...
Emergency Room Efficiency Improving Emergency Department Flow by Using a Provider in Triage Emergency room triage plays an essential role in the speed and quality of the emergency room departments. Triage represents only one small part of the proce Continue Reading...
Lung Cancer Cancer is a complex genetic disease in which a series of processes give rise to the final processing of the normal cell to cell tumor. In case of a tumor cell, the fundamental characteristic of the cell is lost which performs the usual f Continue Reading...
Lung Recruitability in Early ARDS Lung Recruitment in ARDS The symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) include cyanosis refractory to oxygen therapy, lower lung compliance, radiographic evidence of diffuse bilateral infiltrates, and Continue Reading...
Clinical Preventive Services and Advocacy Letter1 Clinical Preventive ServicesThere are a number of reasons why clinical preventive services like lung cancer screening, breastfeeding support, and skin cancer prevention counseling should be covered by Continue Reading...
diseases i.e. lung cancer, childhood leukemia, obesity and Alzheimer's disease. In each explanation, I have included a definition of the disease, risk factors, treatments, prognosis, and prevention. Later, I have provided short literature reviews of Continue Reading...
MRI The use if Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has greatly altered the ability of medical care professionals to diagnose illnesses in patients. The purpose of this discussion is to examine Pathologies and Diagnosis discovered through the use of MRI Continue Reading...
A 65-year-old female with pneumonia CHIEF COMPLAINT: A 3-day long fever accompanied by a persistent cough HISTORY: The patient's name is Mrs. Alcot, a sixty-five-year-old woman with a complaint of persistent fever and cough. The patient stated th Continue Reading...
neoplasm: "abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should" ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016) benign: noncancerous ("NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms," 2016) malignant: cancerous ("N Continue Reading...
Cancer The medical name for cancer is malignant neoplasm. There are approximately forty different types of cancers, including a few varieties of leukemia and lymphoma. Cancer is a disease that has increased in frequencies in countries such as the Un Continue Reading...
Internal rate of return is 72%. Conversely, Proposal 2 operates at a $150,000 deficit for its first year of operation. Totals costs for the CT scan equipment are $1.1 million ($500,000 variable costs from $500 per patient and $600,000 fixed cost fo Continue Reading...
Radiology and Cyberspace The creation of 'cyberspace,' or the sharing of information through email, on the Internet and on websites, has had a profound impact on nearly every field of human endeavor. Medical science, and particularly Radiology, has Continue Reading...
He proposed this technique as the solution to the problem of why some people do better than others in certain tasks, He likewise suggested cataloguing the differences in the size of the functional areas among individuals and correlating these with Continue Reading...
Hospital Report Dermatology- The dermatology department deals mostly with skin related illnesses. The most common issues within this department pertain to skin, scalp, hair and nails. Many of our clients are female with more cosmetic needs. Many wou Continue Reading...
InVision Over the past ten years many technology companies have succumb to the economic conditions that have dictated their demise. InVision technologies is a company that has risen to the occasion and silenced many of the pessimists and naysayers. Continue Reading...
Based on etiologic differences, male-to-female ratio is 1.5-3:1. Primary biliary cirrhosis accounting for only 1.5% of deaths from cirrhosis is mostly found in females and ethanol-related cirrhosis is greatly found in males. Age-specific death rates Continue Reading...
Certainly, it must be stated that more study is needed and worth pursuing in this diagnostic method in forensics. References Bisset, R. et al. (2002) Postmortem examinations using magnetic resonance imaging: four-year review of a working service B Continue Reading...
