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Find a CT that meets your ideals

In the modern healthcare environment the demand towards CT goes beyond simple high throughput and accurate diagnosis. Efficient operator workflow, improved patient experience and easy installation into existing facilities are also main considerations. Speedia HD enables high-speed whole-body scanning with sub-millimetre slices, which is difficult to achieve on 16 slice CT systems. A single breath […]

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How artificial intelligence will change the role of doctors

The term “artificial intelligence”, defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the capacity of a machine to simulate or surpass intelligent human behaviour”, was first used in the 1950s, but the idea that the human brain, or at least parts of it, could somehow be ‘copied’ or ‘imitated’ using a series of mechanical networks has been […]

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Contrast Enhancement: Expanding Frontiers of Ultrasound

Contrast enhanced agents have been key to enhancing the diagnostic capability of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical radiography. Since the turn of the millennium, contrast enhancement for ultrasound (CEUS) has also emerged as an imaging tool. Along with developments in scanning hardware, new contrast agents have expanded the application envelope of […]

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Pregnancy and critical care

Though global maternal mortality has declined by 1.3 percent a year since 1990, the rate continues to remain stubbornly high in certain regions. At present, fewer than one of 50 pregnant women require critical care. However, both maternal and fetal mortality can be high when it is required.In industrialized countries, the rate of obstetric ICU […]

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THE COVID-19 THREAT

As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic stares us in the face, it may be opportune to consider some scenarios ahead, especially in light of lessons from other, similar outbreaks in recent decades. The first problem is sporadic bursts of public concern, alternating with periods of denial. Managing both requires measured doses of reliable information […]