[pic] [pic] [pic] Working together as an interdisciplinary team‚ many highly trained health professionals besides medical practitioners are involved in the delivery of modern health care. Examples include: nurses‚ emergency medical technicians and paramedics‚ laboratory scientists‚ pharmacists‚ physician assistants‚ podiatrists physiotherapists‚ respiratory therapists
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for interpretation. Diagnostic medical sonography also known as "ultrasound" was first attempted after WW2 using sonar equipment. But the electronics back then were too slow for the very short distances and high resolutions required for medical imaging. With the development of microchips‚ sonography has made huge advancements. Many individuals around the world have contributed to these incremental advances. The American Institute of Ultrasound in medicine was the first professional organization
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service and operational stress. Although these practices of medical imaging are advancing technologically every year‚ the workload is escalating and also sometime leads to workforce shortage due to poor management and not having a proper strategy in place. (Lau‚ 2009). Most hospitals have now changed to digital or computed radiography‚ which are much faster imaging modalities as compared to the traditional conventional film and paper imaging. These hospitals can increase their patient throughput by simply
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any existing X-ray imaging equipment used today and does not require film developers‚ processing chemicals or storage space. Another benefit is that digital X-ray images can be obtained almost instantly and their resolution‚ contrast and clarity are at least as good as those of film (Kermode-Scott‚2000). Conventional film can take generally 10-15 minutes to process. Its takes up a large amount of time and the processing chemicals can be a bit much to deal with. Digital imaging is also being touted
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well-established outpatient diagnostic imaging facility. As the Administrator I was faced with having to make various decisions that utilized economics on a daily basis. The decisions that I would have to make would range from very simple to very complex purchases. Regardless of the amount of the purchase the same economic considerations were utilized prior to any purchases. Introduction In my previous position as Administrator for an outpatient imaging facility I was faced with various daily
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The job of a radiologist requires them to carry out imaging procedures as specified by a physician. A radiologist needs to possess a solid list of skills along with practical know-how in applying and upholding the systems in order to obtain the imagery of the person’s insides. A radiologist scrutinizes the report and then deciphers the final results of CT scans‚ MRIs and x-rays. The salary of a radiologist could fairly be large and attractive but it is not so easy to attain. This is however‚ also
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world ‚is driving the need for low cost ‚ high quality imaging service.The miniaturization of signal processing electronics continues to reduce the size of a ultrasound devices. Medical companies are manufacturing abroad in order to maximize product quality while keeping costs down. Global diagnostic imaging market is now sharing a significant pie of the medical device industry with increasing awareness about the early screening of disease. This has also compelled many players to invest in research
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the investigations used to diagnose stroke Methods Used to Diagnose a stroke There are many different tests that can be carried out to help diagnose a stroke. The main way in which they are found is by using brain imaging so that they are able to pick up any visual issues. Brain imaging allows the doctors to understand whether the stroke was ischemic or hemorrhagic. It also allows them to determine how severe it was. Those who have suffered from a stroke must have a brain scan within 24hours to ensure
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Ultrasound imaging should be performed professionally and only when clinically pointed out to decrease fetal contact risk using the keeping acoustic output levels As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle. Ultrasonography consist of the use of sound waves and is not a form of ionizing radiation. There have been no news of recognized conflicting fetal effects for diagnostic ultrasonography measures‚ as well as duplex Doppler imaging. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration limits the spatial-peak
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the world. 6. Physics improves our quality of life by providing the basic understanding necessary for developing new instrumentation and techniques for medical applications‚ such as computer tomography‚ magnetic resonance imaging‚ positron emission tomography‚ ultrasonic imaging‚ and laser surgery. In summary‚ for all these reasons‚ physics is an essential part of the educational system and of an advanced society. We therefore urge all governments to seek advice from physicists and other scientists
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