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Irony in the Use of Ultrasound: The Good, Bad and Unthinkable
March 15, 2010 5:44 PM by Daniel Merton
Talk about irony. On the same day that the Register-Herald Reporter in West Virginia has an article about a bill expected to be signed by that state’s governor requiring abortion providers to offer their patients a pre-procedure sonogram (heartily endorsed Read More...
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A Promising New Year Ahead
December 22, 2009 11:40 AM by Daniel Merton
As the end of the first decade of this century approaches and we enter "twenty-ten," the future of sonography looks brighter than ever. In addition to steady improvements in image quality, enhanced usability of modern scanners and promising employment Read More...
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The Flip-Side of Healthcare Reform
May 11, 2009 12:19 PM by Daniel Merton
Today, President Obama is supposed to outline his new healthcare reform with the prime objective being to allow all Americans to have medical insurance. An Associated Press article in today's paper indicated that " Hospitals, insurance companies, drug Read More...
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It's Official
April 13, 2009 8:04 AM by Daniel Merton
On April 6 th , 2009 Governor Bill Richardson signed into law HB 498 making New Mexico the first state to require sonographers (and MRI technologists) to be licensed. New Mexico's Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act requires licensure Read More...
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    Daniel A. Merton, BS, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
    Occupation: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
    Setting: Academic healthcare facility
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