Archive for August, 2006

Angiography – Carotid Surgery Simulator (WHOI)

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Carotid Surgery Simulator (WHOI)
Carotid Artery Disease The carotid arteries are the main blood vessels that supply blood to the head. There is one main carotid artery on each side of the neck.
Clinical Relevance of Musical Murmurs in Color-Coded Carotid and … – AJNR (subscription)

Clinical Relevance of Musical Murmurs in Color-Coded Carotid and
AJNR (subscription), IL - Aug 14, 2006
flow velocities. Stenosis of the internal carotid artery is confirmed by digital subtraction cerebral angiography (arrow). B, Transcranial

High-Tech CT Useful in Spotting Heart Disease
Austin American-Statesman – CT angiography (CTA) with a 16-detector scanner was used to check for narrowing of the patients’ coronary arteries. “Our results indicated that a negative finding on computed tomography angiography virtually eliminated the possibility of having …
Golfers, not patients, should work on strokes (The Facts)
Every year, 960,000 Americans die of stroke, this country s No. 3 killer. Clogged carotid arteries can cause stroke. Carotid arteries are located on either side of our neck. They deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the head.
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) – WSOCtv.com

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
WSOCtv.com, NC - 20 hours ago
If a heart problem is suspected, doctors may order a number of tests, like an EKG, exercise stress testing, Holter monitoring, heart MRI, angiography or biopsy

Ultrasound – God, abortion and gobbledygook

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

God, abortion and gobbledygook
MichNews.com – Antoninus lived in the 15th century and did not have the benefit of fetal development models or 4-D ultrasound. Unlike Ehrich and Maguire, Antoninus simply knew that killing a baby in the womb was wrong and so he fought valiantly against it. Maguire

Parks finds he only has one kidney
Tulsa World – Gundy said Parks received an ultrasound Thursday that revealed he had just one kidney. “He is real fortunate they were able to find that,” Gundy said. “He loved to play the game, and today we had to tell him that he couldn’t.” Parks may be

OSUs Parks will play no more football
KOTV – An ultrasound was then done on the cyst and it revealed Parks’ right kidney is enlarged and he doesn’t have a left kidney. The condition isn’t life threatening but playing a contact sport would put Parks at high risk if the kidney is injured. Cowboys

‘Smart Pigs’ Keep Oil Pipelines Clean
WINK TV – Instead, BP had relied mostly on exterior ultrasound to monitor the pipes’ integrity, believing the risk of corrosion was low because they carried market-ready crude or processed oil that had been stripped of harmful water, gas, and solids. BP now

Mayfair on course following surgery
Myrtle Beach Online – Mayfair had an ultrasound test done in Flint, Mich., on Monday, July 31, and went to lunch with his girlfriend, golf broadcaster Tami Proctor, while it was studied. The tests came back positive and Mayfair needed to have dye injected through his body

Pipeline rules need to be set, many say
El Di rio La Estrella – knew that BP had not used the pigs on its 30- to 34-inch transit lines since 1992 in one case and 1998 in another, but that it accepted the company’s reasoning about why that was not necessary and why the company could rely on more narrow ultrasound

Mammography – Breast reconstruction after mastectomy (Mayo Clinic)

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Breast reconstruction after mastectomy (Mayo Clinic)
Breast reconstruction can give your breasts contour and symmetry after mastectomy. Understand what’s involved with different types of breast reconstruction procedures to decide which approach might be best for you.
Digi-Solve Introduces All-Inclusive Digital Mammography Fee-Per … – Business Wire (press release)

Digi-Solve Introduces All-Inclusive Digital Mammography Fee-Per
Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 15, 2006
of digitization solutions, today announced the launch of an All-Inclusive Digital Mammography Fee-Per-Procedure Program that will enable medical practitioners

Chest X-Rays May Boost Breast Cancer Risk for Some
Austin American-Statesman – Goldgar, cautioned that the findings were preliminary and that more studies are needed before the relative risks and benefits of mammography, which relies on X-ray technology, could be weighed. “We do not want to get into making specific …
Fuji Photo to Challenge GE in Mammography Equipment (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) — Fuji Photo Film Co. is challenging General Electric Co.’s dominance of the U.S. market for digital breast-cancer detectors after it received permission to sell a device that is cheaper than GE’s equipment.
Health events – Cincinnati Enquirer

Health events
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - Aug 18, 2006
Registration required. 513-784-9555. Mobile Mammography Unit, 8 am, Shops at Harper's Point, 11340 Montgomery Road, Symmes Township. Appointments required.

Books : Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book:4th Edition 2005
Science Daily – New information includes that on mammography screening, the breast cancer gene, the metastatic phase of breast cancer, the connection between mind and body, prevention and the importance of political awareness and action. Mixing, Then Un-mixing Oil …

Used Medical Equipment – MEDmarketplace.com Expands Its Distribution Network – Emediawire (press release)MEDmarketplace.com Expands

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

MEDmarketplace.com Expands Its Distribution Network – Emediawire (press release)

MEDmarketplace.com Expands Its Distribution Network
Emediawire (press release), WA - Jul 18, 2006
MEDmarketplace.com launches its national sales force for new and used medical equipment online stores. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB

‘Re-used medical equipment widespread in NHS’
Daily Mail – Some surgeons are carrying out operations with re-used instruments Operations are being routinely carried out with re-used medical equipment that should have been discarded to safeguard NHS patients, it has emerged. A leading surgeon who put patients …
MEDmarketplace.com Expands Its Distribution Network – Emediawire (press release)

MEDmarketplace.com Expands Its Distribution Network
Emediawire (press release), WA - Jul 18, 2006
MEDmarketplace.com launches its national sales force for new and used medical equipment online stores. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB

CLOSE-PROXIMITY WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY SET TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF …
dBusinessNews.com – Cambridge Consultants selected Philips’ NFC technology as an ideal platform for improving the efficiency and security of human interaction with frequently-used medical equipment. These two important attributes stem from the intrinsic nature of NFC …