Radiography
Recommendations Provided on Appropriate Use of CT in Emergency Medicine
A US radiation protection agency has issued a summary of a workshop on the appropriate use of CT in emergency medicine, and a list of recommendations from participating organizations to help control the inappropriate use of CT in the emergency department. More...16 May 2011

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Breast Tomosynthesis Can Rule Out Cancer Without Additional Scan
International CT Image Contest to Highlight Maximum Image Quality, Minimum Radiation Dose
Virtual Colonography Recommended for Colon Cancer Screening
Nonsurgical Autopsy Technique May Transform Postmortems
CR Technology Lowers Cost Barriers to Going Digital
Improved Mammography CAD and Interventional Radiology Systems Introduced at ECR
Higher Volume Cuts False Positives in Screening Mammography
Next-Generation 16-Slice CT System Features Iterative Adaptive Dose Reduction Capability
The MedImaging Radiology channel covers fluoroscopy, digital radiography, computerized tomography, mammography, interventional radiology, and other medical uses of X-ray imaging as well as related instrumentation, trends and safety issues.







