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Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Thalassemia intermedia
9 year old girl, paleness, hepatosplenomegaly... (Source: Pediatric Radiology RSS News, Cases, Teaching Files and Publications)
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| Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Anorexia shown to impair adolescent bone development
Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure, according to a new study appearing in the December issue of Radiology and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "Adolescence is the most critical period for growth of bone mass, and the onset of anorexia interferes with that process," said Miriam A. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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| Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Medquist speechq integration
MedQuist to introduce powerful integration between SpeechQ for Radiology and RadWorkFlow (Source: Hospital IT Europe)
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| Tue, 18 Nov 2008
Crohn's disease patients at risk of significant diagnostic radiation exposure
Recent findings published in the November issue of the journal Gut suggest that there are identifiable subsets of patients with Crohn's disease who are at risk of exposure to high levels of diagnostic radiation. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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| Tue, 18 Nov 2008
Anorexia impairs adolescent bone development
Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure, as per a new study appearing in the recent issue of Radiology and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "Adolescence is the most critical period for growth of bone mass, and the onset of anorexia interferes with that process," said Miriam A. Bredella, M.D., musculoskeletal radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "Impairment of bone development may permanently alter bone structure and increase the risk of fractures and osteoporosis in adult life"........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)
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| Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Mesorchial testicular torsion
8 year-old boy with left-sided stomach ache, obvious pain on pressure in the left lower quadrant, the outer inguinal ring and spermatic cord inconspicuous, local pain on pressure of the left hemiscrot... (Source: Pediatric Radiology RSS News, Cases, Teaching Files and Publications)
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| Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Nighthawk radiology holdings, inc. announces ceo succession
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Nov. 17, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:NHWK), the leading provider of radiology solutions to radiology groups and hospitals throughout the United States, today announced that the company's Board of Directors has approved a succession plan for members of NightHawk's senior management. Effective November 15, 2008, Dr. Paul E. Berger resigned as chief executive officer and will be succeeded by Mr. David M. Engert, a NightHawk director and member of its audit and nominating and corporate governance committees since April 30, 2008. Dr. Berger will continue to serve as non-executive chairman of the board and will work closely with Mr. Engert over the course of the next several months to ensure a smooth and efficient transiti...
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| Mon, 17 Nov 2008
New equipment to make cancer treatment safer unveiled by npl
A new piece of medical technology unveiled at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will help improve the success rates of radiotherapy cancer treatments. The new clinical electron linear accelerator (linac) will help ensure patients are treated with accurate doses of radiation. Radiotherapy treats cancer, by using ionising radiation such as high-energy X-rays or electron beams, to destroy cancer cells. (Source: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News From Medical News Today)
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| Sun, 16 Nov 2008
German orthopaedic hospital to open in 2009
A German Orthopaedic Hospital in Bahrain is expected to be operational during the first half of 2009. The hospital aims to offer first-class orthopaedic and rehabilitation medical services and will initially focus on surgical and conservative orthopaedics, sports medicine, internal medicine, radiology and pain therapy. The core medical team will be made up of German doctors and specialists in orthopaedics, surgery, anaesthesia and physiotherapy. (Source: Healthcare)
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| Sat, 15 Nov 2008
Hypertrophic pylorus stenosis
8 week old girl, vomiting, starting in the 6th week of life. Spewing and exhausted vomiting (not bilious) almost after every meal.... (Source: Pediatric Radiology RSS News, Cases, Teaching Files and Publications)
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