Author Archives: Alexis Addison

Computed Tomography has become instrumental in the detection of colorectal cancer, and ultimately for a higher cure rate of the disease. Usually colorectal cancer has no early symptoms in the course of the illness. However as the cancer grows in size some of the following symptoms can develop : diarrhea or constipation and a change ...

Obstetric Ultrasound is the use of ultrasound scans in pregnancy. Ultrasound and ultrasonography was introduced in the late 1950's and has become a very useful diagnostic tool in obstetrics. Currently used equipment, known as real time scanners, take continuous pictures of the moving fetus which can be depicted on a monitor. They are emitted from a ...

The Radiologist Assistant (R.A.) has been added recently as a unique position with it's own specific education and certification standards set by the ARRT. A Radiologist Assistant is not a doctor, but considered the most advanced radiology position you can obtain short of being an actual Radiologist Physician. To become an RA you must complete a ...

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According to Fox News Kang Mengru, A one yearl old girl from China is awaiting surgery to remove her parasitic twin found after her stomach began to enlarge.A CT scan discovered the cause of her enlarged belly. While the condition is very rare, Dr. Manny Alvarez, editor of health at Fox News.com, remarked that it ...

According to Cyberknife Long Island Radiation Therapy, rapid arch radiotherapy technology is a new approach to image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IGRT/IMRT) that delivers precise treatments in shorter times than conventional IMRT. The way the treatment works is that it delivers treatments using a varian linear accelerator, outfitted with an onboard Image System and ...

X-Ray Technicians play a vital role in the diagnostic aspect of health care. An X-Ray Technician is a trained health care worker with specific skills in the operation of x-ray equipment, positioning patients, and taking pictures of the inside of the human body so that conditions, diseases, or injury can be visualized and diagnosed. ...

GE is calling their Vscan the stethoscope of the 21st century. Vscan is portable as a cell phone and supposedly as powerful as a large ultrasound console. This remains to be seen. It can be used to look inside a patients body and instantly see fluid around the heart, or see a baby in ...

Why is it called Nuclear Medicine? Because it refers to a pharmaceutical that, once in the body, becomes attached to a small quantity of radioactive material (a radio-isotope) which then goes through a process of radioactive decay. The way in which these radiopharmaceuticals react at the cellular and physiological level will provide clues in ...

Digital mammography is the best and latest in screening tools to detect early breast cancer according to a recent article in Health Quest magazine. While the mammogram controversy continues on, I have heard very little about how technology has made the exam faster and more accurate. Early detection of breast cancer can ...