As this year’s NFL football season comes to a close, many people are eagerly anticipating the Super Bowl. However, the physical damage the players suffer on the field will continue long after the games are over. A sad example of this comes from a young man from Indiana who was permanently injured playing high school football. He suffered a ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been researching hospitals that order too many CT scans. They particularly looked at the ordering of “double scans” or two scans ordered for the same patient; one with a contrast agent and the other without. “Such double scans are rarely necessary, and expose patients to 700 times as much ...

In Hanover, VA a judge has a difficult decision in front of him. A man has been charged with first degree murder and has been declared competent to stand trial. However, his family has recently come forward with information that he might have brain damage.The only way to know for certain is for him to undergo a neurological examination including ...

Technology and medicine continue to collide with a new app that was just cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is called Mobile MIM and it can turn an iPhone or an iPad into a handy diagnostic instrument. It allows practitioners to view CT scans, MRIs, and other technologies when they are away from their work stations. It can also ...

It is with great anticipation that many Americans welcome opening day of the 2012 NFL Season. With all of the fun that comes with tailgates and parties, the health of these athletes must not be overlooked. The American Academy of Neurology just released a study that confirms previously held beliefs “… that head injuries cause neurologic ...

As the NFL preseason gives way to the regular season, we are reminded of the important role that imaging plays in sports. Michael Vick, of the Philadelphia Eagles, injured his ribs and left thumb in his last two games. He received x-rays of his ribs and his thumb while still at the stadiums. Both came up negative. Later in the week Vick ...

Despite concerns of radiation exposure, the use of CT scans is on the rise. There's also an increase in patients receiving MRIs and ultrasounds. Researchers have been following millions of patients from six large HMOs from the time period 1996-2010. In an average year, $100 billion is spent on medical imaging. The results found that patients had ...

British researchers have been investigating the use of CT and MRI for post-mortem evaluations. The cause of death can often be determined using one of these great technologies. Grieving families eager to learn how their loved one died sometimes do not want a traditional autopsy performed for cultural or religious reasons. Using one of these ...

By Patrick K. Lynch, CBET, CCE Hello.This is the first of what I hope are many opportunities I will have to talk with you. Let me use this first installment to tell you a little about me and why you may benefit from reading this blog. I live in Charlotte (actually just across the border in South Carolina) and work as a clinical engineer. I have ...

An article this week comes to us from the University of California at Irvine that may hold the secret to dramatically decreasing radiation doses for CT and PET scans. The mathematicians behind this innovative idea ''have developed an algorithmic method that would slash by nearly 90% the raw data needed to create life saving medical images ...