Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Imaging experts perform cardiac scans by remote control

UCLA radiologists and Siemens Medical Solutions have developed remote-control software that enables an off-site imaging expert to operate a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine via the Internet. Reported in the November issue of Radiology, the study found that the quality of the remote scans were superior to onsite scans by a less experienced technologist, suggesting options for helping facilities or regions with limited medical staff and expertise.

Read more »

Keywords: imaging, experts, perform, cardiac, scans, remote, control, expert, scan

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Imaging experts perform cardiac scans by remote control":

1. Remote-control MRI exam performed over the Internet
   10-24-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Radiologists have developed a remote-control mechanism that allows an experienced off-site operator to control a magnetic resonance imaging machine by logging onto the Internet from a personal computer. The quality of the images from remote-control scanning was found to be superior to images obtained by a less-experienced technologist onsite. The technique is outlined in the November issue of Radiology.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Study estimates cancer risk from radiation exposure during cardiac CT scans
   07-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients, according to a study in the July 18 issue of JAMA.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. SCAI expert panel sets high standards for PCI without on-site cardiac surgical back-up
   02-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), a leading organization for interventional cardiologists, today released a document recommending the adoption of stringent quality standards by those who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery. The document has been endorsed by 12 medical societies representing more than a dozen countries, including the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland and Venezuela.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. SCAI expert panel sets high standards for PCI without on-site cardiac surgical backup
   02-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, a leading organization for interventional cardiologists, today released a document recommending the adoption of stringent quality standards by those who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery. The document has been endorsed by 12 medical societies representing more than a dozen countries, including the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland and Venezuela.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. High-tech CT scans: not a bad choice to test for clogged arteries
   11-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A study by an international team of cardiac imaging specialists, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, concludes that sophisticated computed tomography scans of the heart and its surrounding arteries are almost as reliable and accurate as more invasive procedures to check for blockages.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Lombardi expert helps set new guidelines for assessing lymphoma treatment
   02-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An international team of cancer specialists and imaging experts, including Bruce Cheson, professor of medicine, head of hematology, and director of hematology research at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, has developed standardized guidelines for assessing how lymphomas respond to treatment.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Penn researchers use brain imaging to demonstrate how men and women cope differently under stress
   11-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
   According to a study that appears in the current issue of SCAN (Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience), researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discuss how men and women differ in their neural responses to psychological stress.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Anti-herpes treatment reduces HIV levels in women infected with both viruses
   02-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Experts call for HSV control measures, including vaccine, to rank high on international HIV prevention and research agenda as exciting trial findings are publishedTreating women who are infected with both the HSV-2 and HIV viruses with anti-herpes treatment can reduce the amount of HIV in the blood and genital secretions, according to the results of a trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Climate's remote control on hurricanes
   12-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Natural climate variations, which tend to involve localized changes in sea surface temperature, may have a larger effect on hurricane activity than the more uniform patterns of global warming, a report in this week's Nature suggests.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Combined imaging approach may provide better identification of difficult-to-diagnose brain clots
    04-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
    University of Cincinnati neuroradiologists believe a brain imaging approach that combines standard magnetic resonance imaging scans with specialized contrast-enhanced techniques could lead to more effective diagnoses in patients with difficult-to-detect blood clots in veins of the brain.
    Similar news · Read more »