Sensible Solutions for Refurbished Radiology

It’s been all over the news: Toshiba has admitted it overstated profit by more than ¥150 billion in the past seven years and is now looking for buyers in order to stem its downward spiral. While wanting to keep its mainstay memory-chip and nuclear power businesses, Toshiba plans to dump its medical imaging division and lay off nearly 7,000 workers.

Since the advent of modern medicine doctors, researchers, engineers and technicians have worked diligently to create better, less intrusive ways to diagnose and heal people. As technology continues to advance exponentially, our ability to refine and redesign the
equipment we use in hospitals and clinics around the world grows.

Over the last 50 years medical imaging has repeatedly transformed medicine. X-Ray, MRI, DXA and CT Scans have changed how physicians measure, manage, diagnose, treat, and even think about medical illnesses and conditions. Technological innovations have also made imaging faster, more precise and less invasive to use. In fact, medical imaging is such an essential part of health care practice today that it often becomes the standard preliminary step for diagnosing virtually all major medical conditions and diseases. In some cases medical imaging itself is even being used to treat, manage and predict disease.

If you work in the world of health care and you haven’t seen what the current generation of 3D printers can do, you really need to. Conceived as early as 1980, 3D printing was originally seen by many as an overly complex and cost prohibitive novelty. Today, 3D printing is a thriving marketplace full of innovation and experimentation. Technological advancements in both the printers and the printing materials have helped make the creation process more affordable, more accessible and much faster.

This article was first published on DotMed-Healthcare Business on April 21, 2015 then on the Medic Vision site in May by Eyal Aharon.

It was a different world in 1915.The House of Representatives rejected a proposal to allow women to vote. Germany launched the first Zeppelin attack over Great Britain. And the first meeting of the Western Roentgen Society was held in Chicago, with 62 charter members on hand from 17 different states.

Each year, 95 million medical imaging scans are performed. 95 million! That’s something to celebrate, and during the week of November 2-8, the medical community will do just that. It’s National Radiologic Technology Week,  an annual event sponsored by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) to celebrate the important role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals plan in patient care and health care safety. The theme of this year’s weeklong event is Many Views with One Vision.

It’s official. Social media is no flash in the pan. It’s been embraced worldwide from tweens to grandmothers to politicians and, yes, the medical profession. In fact, a 2014 study from MedData Group revealed that 56% of doctors use social media professionally, most often to connect with peers and stay abreast of developments within their area of expertise. Some have used social media to elevate their stature as thought leaders, or even to market their practice.

But what about patient privacy issues? How does a radiologist separate their personal privacy from their professional social media efforts?