With a high rate of incidence and broad range of causes, back pain presents clinicians with many treatment paths. Imaging of spine plays an important role in the management of patients, ensuring that appropriate treatment plans are set in place. Approximately 50 physiotherapists attended the latest educational event organised by Universal Medical Imaging to review common pathology associated with back pain, and to consider treatment options. Read the rest of this entry »
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Over the last decade, the role of MRI has expanded in the evaluation of Liver, Pancreas and Biliary diseases. Read the rest of this entry »
UMI Shoulder Imaging Night
Nov 10
Nearly 50 Physiotherapists, Chiropractors and other allied health professionals attended this event at UMI premises at Giles Street, Kingston. Read the rest of this entry »
First Asia-Pacific Prostate MRI course in Sydney on 23rd and 24th of August, 2014, was a big success. Read the rest of this entry »
An OPG is a rotational panoramic plain film dental X-ray that allows the dentist to view the upper and lower jaws on a single film. Read the rest of this entry »
UMI has commenced operations of a brand new 1.5 Tesla Philips Ingenia MRI, to cater to increasing demand of its subspeciality Read the rest of this entry »
- Mother knows best in advising a second opinion on breast cancer screening
- Boost in demand for breast cancer checks
- Breast cancer test not failsafe, women warned
The problem of screening younger women for breast cancer is an important health issue.
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New technology is offering hope that men could one day avoid having to undergo an invasive procedure to determine whether they might have prostate cancer.
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Calvary ACT MRI Health Forum
Oct 17
Improving Patient Outcomes – Calvary Hospital, Bruce ACT
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a proven diagnostic technology providing unparalleled information on a range of cancers for leading to more confident diagnosis and better patient management. However, Australia has amongst the lowest users of MRI in the developed world (OECD indicator 2011), at 24.1/thousand. This compares with 102.7/thousand in the United States, 97.4/thousand in Turkey, 65.7/thousand in Spain and 49.9/thousand in NZ.
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When is Breast MRI useful?
Jul 15
Applications fall into 4 major groups:
- 1. Screening women at increased breast cancer risk
- 2. Assessing women with a new breast cancer diagnosis
- 3. Problem-solving
- 4. Breast augmentation
