Medical imaging

In today’s economy, many fellow Americans are searching for a new career path that includes job security and higher pay. The number one place to look for such a career is in the medical field. This includes workers in the Radiology field. For a Radiology department to be complete it needs to include several modalities such as Nuclear Medicine, CT, Ultrasound, and MRI. There are many misconceptions about what a Radiological Technician actually does. People might assume that the patient easily…

In today’s rapidly changing medical environment, echocardiography has proven to be essential. The majority of pediatric cardiologists use echocardiography to some degree in their clinical practices. Over the years, pediatric echocardiography has proven to be an indispensible tool. Two-dimensional echocardiography, with M-mode and color-flow Doppler, had a great affect on pediatric cardiology since the 1980’s in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease (Noonan, 2004). Recently…

years, the medical field has changed drastically. The radiology department has experienced significant changes that have allowed for expedited images and workflow. The transition from traditional film/screen radiography to digital radiography has produced the need for a system to store the digital radiographic images. “Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) are becoming recognized as the most appropriate means of acquiring, archiving, and communicating all forms of imaging” (Jorwekar…

interesting that it can provide a picture of bones and inner body parts. Scientists were interested by the demonstration of wavelength shorter than light. This would make new possibilities in physics and would also investigate the structure of matter. Many medical radiographs were made in Europe and the United States within a month of this announcement. The surgeons used this during this time. In 1896, X-rays were used by battlefield physicians and they would locate the bullets in wounded…

The operator uses the control console to set imaging parameters. The intensity of the x rays is controlled with the milliamperage setting and the energy and intensity of the x rays are controlled with the peak kilovoltage setting. All images displayed on the screen can be saved to a disk, video disk…

Take a look at the world’s society in this day and age, now notice that there is some sort of technology in every direction. Technology has become an essential part of the human lifestyle. It has evolved from being items that only certain people could use to now being within the hands of almost anyone, even children. Now some may feel like technology is dangerous and that we are becoming zombies to our screens, but technology is overall beneficial than disruptive to the human lifestyle.…

Long gone are the days of doctors performing blind or exploratory surgeries in hopes of discovering an ailment in their patients. The discovery of the x-ray in 1895, by German physicist W.C. Roentgen, was a major contribution to modern medicine (NDT Resource Center). Years after the discovery of the x-ray, the dependency of such increased, “The number of radiographic and fluoroscopic studies skyrocketed from 25 million in 1950 to 293 million in 2006” (Herrmann et al). Due to the uptick and…

Discuss the use of brain imaging technology in investigating the relationship between biology and behaviour The function of this paper is to review, in an unbiased way of brain imaging technologies in investigating the relationship between biology and behaviour. Brain imaging technologies, with their advantages and disadvantages: PET scan/Positron Emission Tomography scan What it is: A PET scan, or Positron Emission Tomography scan is a scan that detects positrons that are emitted from…

archiving or communications systems. They communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families. Some of the tools they use are medical computed tomography CT or CAT complete stationary unit installation; medical gamma cameras for general use, medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI complete…

operational and successful. Listed below are just a few examples of careers available at Palms West (Palmswesthospital.com, n.d.) CT Technologist Palms West is searching for a CT Technologist to work Per Diem hours. A CT Technologist works in the imaging department of the hospital. A CT Technologist plays a vital role in the diagnoses of patients. CT Techs perform duties by applying ionizing radiation to detect pathology and to track the progress in treatment of known diseases. CT techs have a…