(Computed Tomography) is a medical imaging method employing tomography by using a digital geometry process to generated a three-dimensional image of the internals of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation. Computed Tomography (CT)‚ actually known as computed axial tomography (CAT or CT scan) and body section roentgenography. CT scan machine is useful equipment (an important tool in medical imaging to supplement X-rays and medical ultrasonography)
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It has not been quite recently when I scheduled and fulfilled the observation requirement‚ but about a year ago this month when applying for this program last year. The amazing thing about it is that the memory of this day still remains vividly in my mind. It was on this day that I learned the basic and not so basic job requirements for becoming a radiology technologist. Many might think that this job is limited to aiming a machine‚ positioning a patient‚ and taking pictures of their bones‚ but come
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scan‚ you will be introduced to a fairly new medical imaging technique. Since this emerging modality is so new‚ a lot of the general public is not aware of what a PET scan exactly is. This essay will help explain the concept of this modality and the characteristics of it that allow doctors to diagnose and manage the proper care for some of today’s most devastating medical conditions known to man. Positron emission tomography‚ also called PET imaging or a PET scan‚ is a diagnostic examination that uses
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Echocardiography Workshop Paul Lindower‚ MD‚ FASE Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine University of Iowa Hospitals Friday October 6‚ 2006 Echocardiography for the Primary Care Practitioner • Educational Objectives: – Understand the Bernoulli and Continuity equations and how they may be used to assess valvular disease – Recognize echo techniques to assess the severity of mitral regurgitation and their limitations – Describe what factors determine whether a pericardial effusion promotes
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San Francisco‚ January 21‚ 2014 - The global market for portable X-ray and CT scan devices is expected to reach USD 8‚408.0 million by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Rising demand for bedside imaging‚ home healthcare and the growing use of CT scan devices for anatomical confirmation and to assess the accuracy of medical implants during and post interventional medical procedures are two of the most significant growth drivers of this market. The market will also be driven
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As an x-ray technician‚ you will support the radiology team within a hospital‚ physician’s office‚ or medical imaging facility. An X-Ray Technician is a trained health-care worker that uses x-ray equipment to take pictures of the inside of the body so that conditions‚ diseases‚ or injuries can be visualized and/or diagnosed. The x-ray technician can expect a variety of different working circumstances and must be able to work well with people and under stress and pressure. Employment of x-ray technicians
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and/images of paper documents. Although‚ the term somehow has the same concepts of Content Management System and it is often viewed as a component of Enterprise Content Management (ECM)‚ DMS is basically related to digital asset management‚ document imaging‚ workflow systems and records management systems. Document Management System begins in the 1980’s. A number of vendors began developing systems to manage paper-base documents. These systems manage paper documents‚ which included not only printed
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Christopher A. Bartlett ■ CASE A ■ In early 1972 there was considerable disagreement among top management at EMI Ltd‚ the UKbased music‚ electronics‚ and leisure company. The subject of the controversy was the CT scanner‚ a new medical diagnostic imaging device that had been developed by the group’s Central Research Laboratory (CRL). At issue was the decision to enter this new business‚ thereby launching a diversification move that many felt was necessary if the company was to continue to prosper
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Ultrasonography‚ commonly called sonography‚ is a diagnostic medical procedure that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to produce dynamic visual images of organs‚ tissues‚ or blood flow inside the body. This type of procedure is often referred to as a sonogram or ultrasound scan. Sonography can be used to examine many parts of the body‚ such as the abdomen‚ breasts‚ female reproductive system‚ prostate‚ heart‚ and blood vessels. Sonography is increasingly being used in the detection and
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ABSTRACT The aim of technology is to make products in a large scale for cheaper prices andincreased quality. The current technologies have attained a part of it‚ but themanufacturing technology is at macro level. The future lies in manufacturing productright from the molecular level. Research in this direction started way back in eighties. At that time manufacturing at molecular and atomic level was laughed about.But due toadvent of nanotechnology we have realized it to a certain level. One such
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