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Patients upset by long imaging test waits
Waiting for the results of tests upsets many a patient, and the information they get usually isn't satisfactory, according to a new U.S. study. The study, which looked at MRI, CT, ultrasound,... Read more...
FDA: Patients overexposed to radiation during perfusion CT imaging
The FDA has issued a warning suggesting that patients receiving perfusion CT imaging to help diagnose and treat stroke are getting far too big a dose of radiation. In fact, the agency found that over... Read more...
Study: Not all head-injured kids need imaging scans
Yesterday, we told you about an effort by Brigham and Women's Hospital to notify doctors of how much radiation patients had been exposed to through imaging scans. The effort sprung from concerns that... Read more...
Brigham and Women's plans to notify doctors on imaging histories
As the number of imaging scans has spiked in recent years, some doctors have become concerned about the volume of radiation some patients are receiving. Now, studies and anecdotal evidence are... Read more...
Study: Radiation exposure from medical scans up dramatically
A new study concludes that Americans were exposed to seven times more radiation from medical procedures in 2006 than in the early 1980s. The study, from the National Council on Radiation Protection... Read more...
Study: Virtual colonoscopy effective at detecting polyps
A new study suggests that virtual colonoscopies are as effective as traditional colonoscopies at detecting large and medium-sized polyps that can be precursors to colon cancer, a conclusion that... Read more...
FDA says CT scans can make medical devices malfunction
The FDA has issued a warning that some critical electronic devices may malfunction when patients get CT scans. In fact, CT scans may actually cause some medical devices to shock patients using them,... Read more...
Trend: Providers increase use of CT scans
To date, CT scans have never been proved in large medical studies to be better than other forms of imaging. Worse, they expose patients to larger doses of radiation than other scans, equivalent to... Read more...
MI sets strict limits on building costly cancer centers
Working to avoid a costly healthcare "arms race," a commission in Michigan has ruled that it will allow the construction of only one costly proton beam therapy center for cancer treatment.... Read more...
Study: Self-referral fuels growth in imaging scans
A new study suggests that the outcome feared by both legislators and payers--a growth in services ordered--is coming to pass when physicians invest in imaging centers and equipment. The study,... Read more...
