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Patients who had diagnostic imaging tests from March 18-21 being contacted by …The ProvinceOfficials say a short-term computer glitch delayed results and prevented doctors from comparing test results from CT scans, MRIs and other tests with previous …

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Daily News & AnalysisBig B to fly to LA for treatment?Pakistan Daily TimesThe thespian might be flying to the US to treat his illness after he underwent a CT scan recently, Zee News reports. According to a tabloid, the veteran will not take up any new …

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Sportsnet.caWada decides to have Tommy John surgeryMLB.comBy Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com | 05/02/12 8:54 PM ET NEW YORK — Orioles left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, who had an MRI exam and a CT scan on his left elbow during a visit to Dr. Lewis Yocum, has deci…

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Disease More Apt to Kill than CT Scan RadiationMedPage TodayNote that this study indicates that the risk of short-term mortality from inherent disease is far larger than the predicted risk of cancer induced by CT. CT scans confer a miniscule risk of de…

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Disease More Apt to Kill than CT Scan RadiationMedPage TodayNote that this study indicates that the risk of short-term mortality from inherent disease is far larger than the predicted risk of cancer induced by CT. CT scans confer a miniscule risk of de…

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GeekBeetle gets 3D mapped from the inside using microtomographyGeekIf your doctor ever sends you to the hospital for a CT Scan, you might get the chance to have a glimpse of your insides digitally mapped in 3D. Such a scanner works by using a series of…

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GeekBeetle gets 3D mapped from the inside using microtomographyGeekIf your doctor ever sends you to the hospital for a CT Scan, you might get the chance to have a glimpse of your insides digitally mapped in 3D. Such a scanner works by using a series of…

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Radio PragueNational Museum's mystery boxes not to be subjected to CT-scanRadio Prague“53 percent were against opening or scanning the boxes, and 47 were in favor of scanning them. The public expressed the opinion that the wish in Jiruš's wi…

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Zee NewsAmitabh Bachchan to fly to LA for treatment?Zee NewsThe thespian might be flying to the US to treat his illness after he underwent a CT scan recently. According to a tabloid, the veteran will not take up any new assignments till September. Talk…

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Zee NewsBig B to fly to LA for treatment?Zee NewsThe thespian might be flying to the US to treat his illness after he underwent a CT scan recently. According to a tabloid, the veteran will not take up any new assignments till September. Talking to the …

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Lower radiation dose due to dedicated pediatric imaging department for CT scansNews-Medical.netThe use of a dedicated pediatric imaging department (with dedicated pediatric computed tomography (CT) technologists) for pediatric CT scans significantly re…

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Mid-DayBig B off to LA for further treatment?NDTVAccording to a source this decision was taken after he underwent a CT scan at a city hospital last month. "It was the first time since the operation in February that Bachchan saab felt such severe p…

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Support pours in for Westmoor baseball star and cancer patient David LaitSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)He was admitted to Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara five days later and a CT scan showed the cancer had not spread. He received his first chemotherapy …

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PR WebOraMetrix & Imaging Sciences Announce Lower Dose, Faster i-CAT® Scan for …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The i-CAT/SureSmile scan protocol is reduced from 26.9 seconds to 14.7 seconds representing a 45% faster 3-D scan when used wi…

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Chicago TribuneSecond opinions are often worthwhileChicago TribuneWhen a 2008 biopsy revealed one tumor in Dick Haughey's stomach and a CT scan exposed another in his lung, doctors at a west suburban hospital told him to prepare for the worst. &quo…

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