Archive for March, 2009

Interventional Radiologist at SKMC performed a unique procedure within a child vessels under X-ray guidance

Abu Dhabi - UAE: Recently, a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) procedure was performed successfully on a 3.5 years old child at Sheikh Khalifa Medical city (SKMC)
, managed by Cleveland Clinic, a SEHA healthsystem facility. The procedure was performed for the first time in this young age in the UAE by Dr Jamal Alkoteesh, Consultant [...]

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Mini C-arm trumps radiography in wrist imaging

Fluoroscopy with a mini C-arm has the ability to manipulate, position, and image an injured wrist much more efficiently than conventional static radiography, according to a study presented at the 2009 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in Las Vegas.
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009

MRI, MDCT err in estimating cardiac functional

MRI and MDCT assessments of left ventricular functional parameters were inaccurate when evaluated on a moving heart phantom with known parameters, according to research published in the March issue of European Radiology. CT, particularly dual-source CT, did outperform MRI, however.
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009