Chest ultrasound is a viable alternative to chest CT in evaluating pediatric patients with pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City have piggybacked antibodies onto radioactive payloads to deliver radiation dosages that selectively target and destroy microbial and HIV-infected cells.
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Educating physicians about ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scanning as an alternative to CT for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolisms led to a 23 percent decrease in patient exposure to radiation, according to a study presented today in Boston at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society.
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