Reflections in Real Time : June 2009

Law Bans Entertainment OB Scans June 29, 2009 11:01 AM by Daniel Merton: In my last post I described a bill that was pending in Connecticut that would ban businesses that provided entertainment obstetrical sonograms. As an update: Connecticut's Governor M. Jodi Rell last week signed the bill into law. According to a story Read More...
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Prescription Use Only June 22, 2009 10:38 AM by Daniel Merton: Call it a victim of its own success: Vast improvements in the quality of images obtained with three- and four-dimensional ultrasound technology have contributed to the modality's wide-spread use for non-medical reasons or "entertainment OB scans." According Read More...
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Something to Smile About (Again) June 12, 2009 1:11 PM by Daniel Merton: It's Friday--we should all be happy! Well, here is even more reason to smile, and maybe even raise your glass in cheer at your favorite watering hole (after work, of course): Yet another report has indicated that the field of sonography is one of the Read More...
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Tele-Operated Sonography June 4, 2009 10:21 AM by Daniel Merton: The internet has been utilized to enhance the delivery of health care services in a variety of ways. For example, the use of teleradiology has greatly improved access to diagnostic imaging interpretations and expert consultations. Using teleradiology Read More...
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