The Karaikal Government Hospital, which was established in 1908, has received an MRI scanner now. The Puducherry government has allotted the new MRI equipment to the hospital. S. Kannagi, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said patients previously had to be referred to Puducherry for MRI scans. “That will no longer be necessary. MRI scanner helps … Read more
Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage. Source link
The scans pick up some cancers that would be missed by PSA blood tests alone. Source link
Washington: According to a study published in Radiology, a publication of the Radiological Society of North America, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool can successfully discern between normal and abnormal chest X-rays in a clinical context (RSNA). Chest X-rays are used to identify a wide range of heart and lung diseases. Atypical chest X-rays can indicate … Read more
Hyderabad: Tired of running around private diagnostic centres for various tests as government hospitals do not have functional equipment? Now, a patient, a doctor, a staffer or lay people can flag an issue related to maintenance of medical equipment at government hospitals and it will be taken up for rectification. In a latest development, the … Read more
By Cara MurezHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Researchers in Austria say a new MRI technique may lead to faster diagnosis and treatment for people with multiple sclerosis. The technique can detect biochemical changes in the brains of people with MS early in their disease, according to findings published Jan. 4 in … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic and Asian men in the United States are less likely than white men to receive a follow-up MRI after a screening suggests prostate cancer, a new study finds. “We can’t say definitively if the reason Black, Hispanic, and Asian men did not … Read more
DNA sequencing has given good insights about understanding virus and its mutants. “We are living in an explosive era of medical discoveries where sequencing of virus has been done in the form of breakthrough technology called as mRNA vaccine development which was done within weeks of the Covid virus outbreak to develop the required immune … Read more
New York: A team of researchers has found a visual correlation between the severity of Covid-19 in the lungs using CT scans and the severity of effects on patient’s brains, using MRI scans. The study showed that by looking at lung CT scans of patients diagnosed with Covid-19, physicians may be able to predict just … Read more
The new system screens for Covid-19 using chest radiography. Pune-based health tech start-up DeepTek Medical Imaging is launching an AI-based radiology solution that helps detect serious Covid-19 cases using X-Ray, MRI or CT scans. DeepTek has carried out trials in two large hospitals in Mumbai and Pune— the two worst Covid-hit cities in the country. … Read more