Having a scan? Here's how the different types work and what they can find Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTOur first introduction to medical imaging occurs when a doctor asks us to have an X-ray or scan to investigate an injury, pain or symptom that cannot...
Exposure to high strength MRI may harm people with dental amalgam Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTExposure to ultra-high-strength MRI (7.0-T) may release mercury from dental amalgam, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. The...
Latest guidelines on management of Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 July 2018 7:01 PM ISTA team of researchers including Susan P. Mollan, Metabolic Neurology, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham,...
Indian scientists develop cheaper and portable MRI scanner Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 July 2018 8:25 PM ISTHere comes indigenous MRI Scanner which is portable and cost-effective courtesy, Indian scientists. New MRI is four times faster, compared to other...
Indian Doctors perform Extracorporeal Radiotherapy in patient of Ewing Sarcoma Hina Zahid21 July 2018 7:03 PM ISTDoctors at Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Howrah performed the first Extracorporeal Radiotherapy (ECRT) case in Eastern India, where cancer...
BOLD MRI accurate method for evaluating myocardial damage in post-STEMI patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTBOLD MRI performed in post-STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) patients allows accurate evaluation of myocardial damage severity and...
First ever practice guidelines for clinical evaluation of Alzheimer's disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 July 2018 7:01 PM ISTA work group convened by the Alzheimer's Association has developed 20 recommendations for physicians and nurse practitioners that cater to the urgent...
MRI as good as CT for screening of lung cancer: European Radiology Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTLung cancer screening with MRI using the Lung Imaging Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) is as good as low-dose computed tomography (LDCT),...
A Case of Vascular Malformation treated by Sclerotherapy Hina Zahid24 July 2018 6:00 PM IST12-year-old Tejaswani (name changed) had a swelling on her left cheek since birth. She had undergone open surgery twice at the age of 5 years and 8...
New Magnetic System identifies Sentinel lymph nodes for removal during mastectomy Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its approval to Magtrace and Sentimag Magnetic Localization System (Sentimag System) for guiding lymph...
A Case of rare benign vascular tumour-Synovial Hemangioma Hina Zahid31 July 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr.Denis Macdonald and colleagues have reported a case of Synovial Hemangioma that has appeared in NEJM.Synovial hemangiomas, first described by...
Temporal subtraction images CT images improve detection of new brain infarcts on CT-Radio Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTTemporal subtraction (TS) images of brain CT (computed tomography) significantly improves the detection of suspected brain infarction, finds a new...
