Radiologic Technology: Articles on Rad. Tech.

The article presents the interview with Tim Maggs, specializes in Sports Chiropractic and Health Center. Topics include the chiropractors have fallen into the medical model role, working only to alleviate symptoms, the leadership is coming at it from a position of weakness, and the subluxation concept has outdated and not part of society 's vocabulary and Abnormal loading being the correct terminology.

Presents information on the radiologic technologist profession. Professional paths to take in radiological sciences; Job description of a radiologic technologist; Courses and training needed to pursue the profession; Employment market outlook and demand for the profession; Average wage and annual earnings of a technologist in the U.S., according to the American Society of Radio logic Technologists.

The purpose of this study is to examine orbital lesions identified on preoperative radiologic imaging as cavernous venous malformations (CVMs), identify their imaging characteristics, and determine if these may help differentiate CVMs from other intraorbital masses. An IRB–approved retrospective chart review over 30 years was undertaken identifying lesions “consistent with cavernous hemangioma” on radiologic studies, which were subsequently surgically resected with a tissue diagnosis.

A literature review was conducted to establish criteria for the development and establishment of an associate degree program in radiologic technology in Alaska, where traditional education programs had been slow to respond to the current personnel shortage.

Renal imaging is widely used in the assessment of surrogate markers of nephron mass correlated to renal function. Autopsy studies have tested the validity of various imaging modalities in accurately estimating "true" nephron mass.

Background and Aims: Alcohol intoxication may confound the clinical assessment of the trauma patient. Head computed tomography (h-CT) is the standard imaging technique to rule out intracranial injury in most intoxicated trauma patients. The objective of this study was to determine whether certain clinical findings (computed clinical score [CCS]) could predict the h-CT yield, admission, and neurosurgical consultation (NSC) among intoxicated trauma patients.

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare destructive lung disease characterized by multiple thin-walled pulmonary cysts. The currently proposed diagnostic algorithm emphasizes the characteristic cystic appearance on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) so uncommon HRCT appearances present challenges to establishing the proper LAM diagnosis. The objective of this study is to accrue uncommon chest HRCT appearances, determine frequencies in both tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-associated LAM (TSC-LAM) and sporadic LAM (S-LAM) patients.

Radiologic orbital imaging provides important information in the diagnosis and management of orbital inflammation. However, the diagnostic value of orbital imaging is not well elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of orbital imaging to diagnose orbital inflammatory diseases and its ability to detect active inflammation.

Chromosome translocations are a well-recognized biological marker of radiation exposure and cancer risk. However, there is uncertainty about the lowest dose at which excess translocations can be detected, and whether there is temporal decay of induced translocations in radiation-exposed populations. Dosimetric uncertainties can substantially alter the shape of dose-response relationships; although regression-calibration methods have been used in some datasets, these have not been applied in radio-occupational studies, where there are also complex patterns of shared and unshared errors that these methods do not account for.

Presents information on the job of Danny Gonzales, a radiologic technologist at the Artesia General Hospital. Educational background; Salary; Rewards and challenges.

Investigates the career of a radiologic technologist. General job functions of a radiologic technologist, know as X-ray technologists; How X-rays are performed; Information on cat scan and magnetic resonance imaging technologists; What courses you should take for this career; Flexibility of their work schedules.

Describes the results of Gallup survey on the shortage of imaging technicians in the U.S. Effect of the shortage on patient satisfaction with hospital radiology services; Mean vacancy rate for imaging technicians.