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Radiology – Rays of Hope to the Medical World

A lexicon would tell you that radiology is a branch of medicine, which makes use of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. X-rays, gamma rays, ultrasound waves, radioactive isotopes and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging are commonly used for medical imaging these days. Radiology Products are especially useful in the treatment of diseases related to brain and heart apart from conditions like cancer.

Radiology imaging is used to create images of the body and its various organs for effective diagnosis and treatment. The high resolution images can accurately define the health condition of the internal organs and its functioning. With the advent of various Software packages, the quality of imaging has undergone great development in the recent past.

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Teleradiology – A More Effective Use of Resources

With an aging population, people delaying medical procedures because of the spiraling costs associated with a privatized system and more medical students going into more profitable fields such as cosmetic surgery, the number of practicing radiologists has been shrinking even as demand is rising. Teleradiology makes access to these medical professionals easier than ever. Through the use of web based PACS (Picture Archive and Communication Systems), medical images can be distributed securely over the Internet. This is the basis of teleradiology; thanks to this increasingly-affordable technology, radiologists are no longer limited by location.

The Web-Based PACS Story

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