News tagged with radiologist

Rotator cuff treatment provides immediate tendonitis relief

A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology. The study found that u ...

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Radiologists overestimate their overall risk of malpractice lawsuits in breast imaging

Radiologists who work in breast imaging tend to overestimate their actual risk of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a study performed at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine ...

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Americans get most radiation from medical scans

(AP) -- We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources - it's from too many medical tests.

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created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bedside ultrasound becomes a reality

Clinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the "stethoscope of the future," predicting that as the equipment shrinks in size, it will one day be as common at the bedside as that trusty tool around every physician's ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radiologists identify and treat teenage self-injury

Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition ...

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0