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In a message dated 2/1/2007 12:49:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
prasannasimha at gmail.com writes:

Latest  in suing - X Ray exposure wrt 64 slice CT scanning.
We had a discussion in  CCM-List



Prassanna,
    Can you elaborate.  I have been involved in CT  imaging for years and am 
amazed and dismayed by the whirlwind of excitement for  the 64 slice scanner.  
I was informed just today that last month 1200 scan  were done on the 64 
slice machine at our hospital.  This is a general use  machine with cardiology 
having it's own 64 slice machine separately so this  doesn't even include what 
may be appropriate CTA's.  I can't believe that  but a few couldn't have been 
done equally well on a 16 or even 4 slice machine  with much less radiation 
exposure.  It seems someone has completely lost  perspective of the bigger picture 
and has completely lost respect for the  radiation exposure of these 
machines.  I'm not sure who decides which  machine to schedule studies on but undoubte
dly considerations of reimbursement  and throughput have superceded a more 
responsible policy of which machine to  use.
 
                                                                              
                  Ed
 
 
 
 
Edward P.  Raines, M.D., J.D.
BryanLGH Cardiothoracic Surgery
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