The title of the article read ''Woman bleeds to death after doctor accidentally punctures jugular while inserting a drip - and no blood is available for transfusion''- clearly a tragic result of a relatively minor procedure gone terribly wrong. Two unfortunate situations combined to cause the death of this young British woman: Namely, the ...

A new Texas law requires coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans and duplex carotid sonography examinations for ALL men ages 45-75 and women ages 55-75, as well as anyone regardless of age who has diabetes or is considered at risk for heart disease. That might sound like good news for both patients as well as healthcare providers but there are several ...

As sonographers and vascular technologists, it is in our interest for the medical community (as well as the general public) to recognize the benefits of our examinations. This includes the potential and real benefits diagnostic sonography offers as compared to other more costly imaging modalities such as CT or MRI and/or modalities that utilize ...