CT-Scan
Friday, November 1, 2019
When Infection Prevention Can Mean...
In medical imaging, there’s a question that should keep every technologist awake at night: is it really clean? Hospitals are exposed to innumerable diseases and bacteria every day, making it crucial for technologists to clean all surfaces with...
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CT-Scan
Friday, October 25, 2019
NG Placements: When Pediatric Patients Can’t...
What do you do when pediatric patients can’t ingest the required amount of contrast for enterography? Chances are, your medical staff resorts to nasogastric intubation (NGT) - a thin tube placed through patient’s nose into the stomach. This is an...
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CT-Scan
Friday, July 5, 2019
Are HAIs Lurking on Your Imaging Table?
Healthcare associated infections (HAI) will account for 1.7 million infections this year and cause up to 99,000 patient deaths in the United States alone. Bacteria, fungus, and viruses are typically responsible for infection, and bacteria alone is...
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CT-Scan
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Patients in Motion: How to Stabilize Patients...
Reducing patient exposure to radiation is a high priority for any imaging department. Groups like Image Gently champion facilities that practice safe imaging. Safer imaging and patient care are a foremost concern for Agnieszka Dziubinski, Manager of...
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CT-Scan
Friday, October 19, 2018
Cincinnati Children’s Compares Two Neutral...
The Department of Radiology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center compared two neutral oral contrast agents and published their findings (Comparison of Two Neutral Oral Contrast Agents in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective...
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Anxiousness
Friday, October 12, 2018
Reduce Aborted Scans in MRI; A...
Approximately 2 million MRI procedures cannot be completed worldwide due to patient anxiety disorders or claustrophobia. With an average reimbursement of $500 (U.S.) per MRI scan, this is equal to $1 billion in lost productivity. On average, 2.3% of...
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Breast Imaging
Friday, September 14, 2018
ABMR: The Future of Breast Cancer Screening?
It has been shown that mammography is the most effective screening modality for the detection of breast cancer, reducing mortality by 20-30%.1 Despite this, there are limitations that have radiologists and researchers looking for the next best...
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Communicating Areas of Concern
Friday, August 17, 2018
Skin Markers and Small Field of View Imaging...
Skin marking in MRI has evolved over the years in an attempt to keep up with the technology it supports. With recent advancements in hardware and improved sensitivity of surface coils, imaging in a small field of view is producing images with...
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Communicating Areas of Concern
Friday, May 4, 2018
How Well Does External Marker Placement in...
“Skin marker placement can aid in detection of clinically important imaging finding and technologist training aids increased rates of marker placement and improved correlation. Therefore, marker placement can potentially improve the clinical...
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