Medical Imaging News

Merge eMed to Showcase Innovative Imaging Solutions at The American College of Radiology National Conference on Breast (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Merge eMed, a Merge Healthcare company and a leading medical imaging software and services company, today announced that it will showcase Cedara I-ReadMammo digital mammography workstation software and Cedara B-CAD, a solution designed to assist radiologists in the analysis of breast lesions using ultrasound images, at ACR’s National Conference on Breast Cancer, April 29 – 30, in San Diego, CA.
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Radiology demand surging in Indiana
Indianapolis Star – Dr. Buck Beeler spends most of his 10-hour workdays not with patients in the exam room but staring at a computer monitor in a small windowless room. He scans colorful digital images of the inside of patients’ bodies looking for what he refers to as …
Compressus Announces Multi-Site Digital Medical Imaging and Data Management Implementation With Advanced Radiology (SYS-CON Media)
Compressus Inc. and Advanced Radiology Consultants, S.C. of Illinois (ARC) announced today the implementation of an integrated digital medical imaging and data management system at eleven ARC sites, including Advocate Lutheran General Hospital of Park Ridge, Ill. Announced at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR), April 27-30, the implementation
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CT scan done, Mahajan still critical (Express India)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan underwent a CT scan to assess the injuries even as the blood pressure medication and ventilation support being administered to him went up ‘marginally’ and he remained ‘critical’.
Mahajan undergoes CT scan – Economic Times

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Mahajan undergoes CT scan Economic Times, India - Apr 28, 2006 MUMBAI: Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan underwent a CT scan at the Hinduja Hospital on Friday to assess his injuries. Meanwhile … Mahajan undergoes CT scan procedure Khaleej Times Mahajan undergoes CT scan, still critical Monsters and Critics.com CT scan done on Mahajan, BP medication "marginally" up Hindu CNN-IBN - Sify - all 147 related

AL: Sheffield, Hillenbrand banged up after collision
St. Petersburg Times – NEW YORK – Yankees rightfielder Gary Sheffield and Blue Jays first baseman Shea Hillenbrand left Saturday’s game after colliding at first base. With the bases loaded in the fifth inning and New York leading 10-6, Sheffield, the former Hillsborough …
CT scan done on Mahajan, BP medication “marginally” up (Outlook India)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan today underwent a CT scan to assess the injuries even as the blood pressure medication and ventilation support being administered to him went up “marginally” and he remained “critical”.
New CT scanners offer faster diagnoses – Boston Globe

Yanks Score In Every Inning, Route Jays
KOTV – NEW YORK (AP) _ Johnny Damon prepped for his return to Fenway Park with his first multihomer game for the New York Yankees. The Yankees tied a team record by scoring in all eight innings in which they batted, and Damon scored a career-high five runs …

Radiology demand surging in Indiana
Indianapolis Star – Dr. Buck Beeler spends most of his 10-hour workdays not with patients in the exam room but staring at a computer monitor in a small windowless room. He scans colorful digital images of the inside of patients’ bodies looking for what he refers to as

Pre-Arranged Programme
European Society of Cardiology – the submission form here (WORD, 52 Kb) the guidelines here (PDF, 27Kb) and the topic list here (PDF, 17 Kb). Hot Line / Clinical Trial Update Sessions The Hot Line and Clinical Trial Update sessions will once again present the most important new

Race and gender disparities persist in heart attack care and mortality
Onlypunjab.com – Despite a decade of initiatives to remedy health disparities in cardiovascular medicine, at least some aspects of the treatment of U.S. patients hospitalized for heart attacks continues to vary according to sex and race, according to a study by

Cardiovascular ills kill black men most
Science Daily – MILWAUKEE, April 27 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say African-American men are more likely to die of cardiovascular disease, but have fewer cases of coronary obstruction than white men. “Our findings suggest the need for greater understanding of factors

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Medscape News – The Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes with Early Implementation of the ACC/AHA Guidelines (CRUSADE) [26] is a National Quality Improvement Initiative designed to ascertain and improve adherence to

Hypnotherapy May Relieve Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
Medscape News – NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 19 – Patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) are notoriously difficult to treat, but now British investigators report that hypnosis provides significant pain relief and improves patients’ sense of general well-being