A Revolution in CT is Coming – MM1609
GE Healthcare’s Sustainable Healthcare Solutions programme is designed to address the unique challenges faced by healthcare systems in rural Africa. The Revolution ACT scanner is an affordable, compact and user-friendly full body scanner ideal for low resource settings.
Modern Medicine – September 2016
Easier and More Affordable CT Imaging – MM1608
Many people across the globe have little or no access to affordable healthcare due to high costs and lack of trained technicians and health specialists, especially where the need is greatest. With high operating costs for big but important machinery like CT scanners, limited space, limited access to technology and limited resources – the odds are against Africa when it comes to making access to healthcare facilities for all an achievable goal.
Modern Medicine – August 2016
SA Breakthrough for Breast Cancer Diagnosis – MM1607
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the number one killer of women aged between 40 and 55. Each year 2.5m new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed worldwide, with more than 40% of these women dying from the disease.
Modern Medicine – July 2016
New Imaging Modalities in Coronary Artery Disease – MM1605
Cardiac imaging remains one of the most powerful tools in the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease with a growing focus on characterising coronary lesions beyond angiographic features. Novel imaging modalities are expected to enhance diagnosis and treatment of coronary atherosclerosis.
Coronary computed tomographic angiography is a noninvasive imaging technique traditionally used to identify anatomically significant coronary lesions and coronary anatomy before surgical intervention. Optical coherence tomography has provided a deeper understanding of plaque morphology, progression of atherosclerosis and post-stenting outcomes. Advances in catheter-based intracoronary imaging techniques now offer unprecedented views of coronary anatomy and pathology.
Modern Medicine – May 2016
Acute Ankle and Knee Injuries To x-ray or not? – MM1605
The Ottawa ankle and knee rules are validated clinical decision tools to help clinicians differentiate soft tissue injuries from fractures so as to best refer to radiology those patients who are likely to have an ankle or knee fracture, thus minimising x-ray exposure of patients and reducing costs.
Modern Medicine – May 2016
Bidvest company, Bidvest Medical has announced the local launch of the Konica Minolta AeroDR PREMIUM, the world’s lightest cassette-type digital radiography detector with improved robustness.
Modern Medicine – July 2015
Print Solution Significantly Reduces Radiography Costs – MM1504
Radiography practices can reduce printing expenses by an average of 87% when printing on A4 paper instead of film, reveals recent research by Konica Minolta Medical South Africa (KMMSA).
Modern Medicine – April 2015
Digital Flat Panel Detector Revolutionises Practice – MM1403
Dr Sotirios Divaris a radiologist at Vaalpark Hospital, who last October installed his first digital flat panel detector, the AeroDR, from Konica Minolta Medical South Africa (KMMSA) at his Sasolburg practice, shared his experience.
Modern Medicine – March 2014
