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Vicki Barrilleaux

Vicki Barrilleaux, Texas

"As a long-term cancer survivor, I realize how important access to medical imaging is to keep my cancer in check years after treatment"

With no known family history, Vicki Barrilleaux was diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer at the age of 47. » Read more

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Right Scan Right Time Newsletter: August Spotlight

August Newsletter

New Scanning Technique Could Lead to Early Detection for Alzheimer’s

Given recent research momentum on developing better tools to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, the hope of early treatment, detection, and someday a possible cure may be realized sooner than many thought. » Read more

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  • 08.31.10

    Better Images are Next Frontier for CT Iterative Recon

    Iterative reconstruction techniques for CT were once limited to dose reduction. But a new generation of iterative reconstruction algorithms is focused on image quality, processing data more rapidly and delivering more-natural looking images as well. The additional imaging “horsepower” wielded by the new applications can be used to further reduce doses in coronary CT angiography and throughout the body — or to ameliorate the effects of other common scanning complications…


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  • 08.30.10

    New MRI Method Detects Osteoarthritis

    Researchers at New York University (NYU) have developed a way to use MRI to examine sodium ions in cartilage and view the development of osteoarthritis in knee joints. The research, which appears in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance, may provide a noninvasive method to diagnose osteoarthritis in its very early stages and help to calculate other, less direct measures of cartilage assessments…


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  • 08.26.10

    CT Angiography gets Nod for Neonates with Heart Disease

    When balancing the risks of radiation dose exposure from CT angiography with the risks associated with a cardiac catheterization procedure, pediatric radiologists in Taiwan are selecting the CT exam for neonates with complex congenital heart disease. The procedure is noninvasive and fast and requires minimal or no sedation…


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