[HSF] Image of the Week - Fixing a tube :)(OT)

[Nasser F. Abou'Seada]

Ed 
interesting would you elaborate more please ?

NFA

> From: DukeB60 at aol.com
> 
> 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 dly considerations of reimbursement  and throughput have superceded a more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
> BryanLGH Medical Center  East
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