X-Ray

General practitioners in Australia are increasingly ordering imaging tests, with an increase of 45 percent over the past decade.

Male child of normal intelligence sent for skeletal survey for coarse facial features, short stature and spinal deformity.

Ultrasounds can help identify pneumonia and its progression in children without exposure to ionizing radiation.

Analysis of imaging performed immediately following the Boston Marathon bombings allowed researchers to improve the emergency response system.

Emergency department radiology services frequently are uncompensated among both uninsured and insured patients.

The MedMuseum, devoted to the history of medical technology, held its grand opening today in Erlangen, Germany.

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Calgary Scientific’s ResolutionMD received FDA clearance for diagnosis on mobile devices for most imaging modalities.

New image acquisition software from Carestream includes an FDA cleared bone suppression software feature.

The FDA has cleared Siemens' latest mobile C-arm system, which offers more power than existing devices.

When it comes to working with obese patients, manufacturers and clinicians are trying to solve the challenges presented in diagnostic imaging.

Direct radiography photon-counting systems detect more smaller breast cancers and DCIS, but also cause more recalls.

The FDA has given clearance to NDS Surgical Imaging for the Dome S6c diagnostic display.

Innovative radiology monitors, like the LCD screen, provide better quality images.

Intraoperative cholangiography use during cholecystectomy does not reduce the incidence of common hepatic duct or common bile duct injuries.

Ankle radiographs performed on children presenting with acute ankle injuries dropped by almost 22 percent in emergency rooms that implemented the Low Risk Ankle Rule.

Inverting radiographs from having the bones viewed as white to having them view as black may help radiologists detect abnormalities.

X-ray use for diagnosing pediatric asthma in the emergency department increased over the last few decades.

Despite the availability of clinical guidelines for optimal spine care for back pain patients, many unnecessary diagnostic imaging tests are being performed.

Web-based quality control system results in significantly fewer common image quality errors radiographs, CTs and MRIs.

Swallowed toothbrushes and other foreign bodies may alert radiologists to the possibility that the patient may have an eating disorder.

Chest radiographs and CT can identify unique features of the H7N9 virus which may assist in the proper initiation of treatment.

The federal government’s rules would allow physicians to use digital radiography instead of film-based methods for testing under the Federal Black Lung program.

Carestream received FDA clearance for a new wireless digital radiography detector designed for low-dose pediatric exams.

The global X-ray market is expected to see strong growth in the next few years, thanks to demand for mobile X-ray and retrofit upgrade kits.