What Are the Top 3 Advancements in Radiologic Technology?
Dec 8, 2014 | 8:00 am
Radiologic Technology
In order for doctors to diagnose appropriately complex medical conditions with patients, they make good use of the available and ever-improving radiologic technology. The updates in the technology are vital and they define the ease with which modern doctors handle diseases and illnesses. Radiologic energy utilizes computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and ultrasound. The more time passes, the more each one of these variations of radiologic technology is getting upgraded pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Apart from this, some completely new methods have been created. All in all, there are three clearly defined variations of radiologic technology, which medical professionals put to good use. The latest news regarding radiologic technology is indeed interesting and promising for the future.
Digital Medical Imaging
The upgrades digital medical imaging has lowered prices, create better flexibility and greater level of accessibility by professionals. Digital imaging has been breaking through with the speed of advancements in computers, which is in of itself a relatively fast rate for radiologic technology in general. X-Rays, for example, have been considerably updated throughout the years.
Now the X-Ray can be used if a patient is laying in his or her bed and the transportation of the patient no longer a problem. The latest advancements also allow for individual viewing centers, this means that not only do the patients not have to move, but also the source of the X-Ray information is more comfortably suited. The Internet is now also used in order for files to be shared between patients and doctors. In short, greater comforts have been created through Digital Medical Imagining thanks to the latest technological innovations.
Combination Systems
Recently, there has been a fashion in radiologic technology to combine a pair of imaging technologies in order to make good use of their advantages. These so-called combination systems become available through the creativity of technological innovators in the medical sphere and they are of great use for the modern medical practice.
An example of such a combination system is the union of PET system and MRI system. The mixture of both allow doctors to extract more medical information regarding patients’ conditions than it was possible when the two systems were separate on their own. In the past, combining the two was difficult, next to impossible since one of them contained metal, interfering with the other system’s scanner. Thanks to technological innovation, however, this is no longer the case.
Magnetic Particle Imaging
Another significant upgrade in the radiologic technology, the MPI is a brand new technology, which can track the iron oxide nanoparticles in the human body. Its first concept appeared in 2005 and the technology has been successfully updated, realized and developed all the way until the present day and continues to grow and to be used with great success. The MPI doesn’t need to inflict any radiation whatsoever and produces images, transferring information in a fast, dependable manner. It is relatively cheap. These are all very encouraging news items.