1. MAGNETOM Avanto 1.5T

... for everybody. For claustrophobic patients, MAGNETOM Avanto enables feet first exams for nearly all MR procedures. For obese patients, it supports up to 250 kg (550 lbs), without table movement restrictions. ...

2. Panorama HFO

... and spacious 160 cm-wide patient aperture ensuring a comfortable, relaxing MRI experience for anxious, elderly, obese or claustrophobic patients. While covering all routine applications, Panorama HFO is ...

3. Siemens' Excel Editions for CT at ECR10
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... lowest possible dose level even for obese and pediatric examinations. Dose savings of up to 68 percent can thus be realized for an average adult patient. The Somatom Definition AS Excel Edition also features ...

4. Siemens SOMATOM Definition at Queen Mary’s Hospital
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... and a large 78cm bore that easily accommodates claustrophobic or obese patients.  The table can also hold a weight of up to 230kg.  Patient dose is kept to a minimum via Siemens’ unique Adaptive ...

5. FONAR: Second Quarter of Fiscal 2010 Results
(Company News/FONAR Corporation)

... system that is easily accessible for obese and claustrophobic patients. But also, cardiovascular compromised patients can be examined in an upright position, which is an added value to the existing diagnostic ...

6. Ultrasound Predicts Liver Damage in NAFLD
(Communities/Ultrasound)

... 30 kg/m2 and in 75% of obese patients, according to a report in the February issue of Hepatology. "The adoption of transient elastography could potentially spare two-thirds of NAFLD patients from liver ...

7. PositiveID Signs Strategic Deal With HealthScreenDirect
(EMR (Electronic Medical Records)/EMR)

... and obese patients and the patients themselves through PositiveID's personal health record (Health Link) and an electronic medical records system. Under the agreement, Health Link will also be offered ...

8. Central Connecticut Physician Advises Annual Mammograms
(Modalities/Mammography)

... for patients who are already reluctant. For example, study results reported earlier this year in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found obese women less likely to have had a recent mammogram, ...

9. Overweight Children Develop Back Pain, Spinal Abnormalities: RSNA
(Radiology Conferences/RSNA 2009)

... a healthy body size; higher BMI scores are associated with being overweight or obese. Children above the 85th percentile are generally classified as overweight or at risk of being overweight. The researchers ...

10. Re-empowering Consumers through Healthcare Reform
(Healthcare Reform/Healthcare Reform)

... innovation. We see the result of the individual choices consumers make every day. Two-thirds of Americans are now considered overweight or obese, and obesity is one of the biggest risk factors for ...

11. Significant Limits to Ultrasound with Obese Pregnant Women
(Communities/Ultrasound)

The Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine reported in the journal Prenatal Diagnosis shows Ultrasound performed in the second trimester of pregnancy on obese mothers is less likely to detect structural ...

12. Rising obesity will cost U.S. health care $344 billion annually
(Healthcare Informatics/Healthcare Informatics)

... the future medical costs of excess weight. These calculations are based on the projection that in 10 years 43% of Americans adults may be obese, which is roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight, ...

13. Special Issue of Medical Journal Discovers Latino Health and Health Care
(Communities/Healthcare Informatics)

... their condition and 44 percent of those treated have uncontrolled hypertension.      75 percent of Mexican American women and 78 percent of men with hypertension are overweight or obese. ...

14. GE Healthcare Introduces Wide bore MR System to Address Demand for Larger Systems with High-Quality Imaging
(Company News/GE Healthcare)

... bore that provides the most advanced image quality, and in less scans. The system serves the needs of the 1 in 5 U.S. patients who are obese or claustrophobic and require a ‘larger’ imaging system. Additionally, ...

15. Obese women less likely to get mammography
(Modalities/Mammography)

Seriously obese women are significantly less likely than normal weight women to say they have undergone a recent mammography, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team at The John Hopkins ...

16. Colonoscopy Is Preferred Test for Colorectal Cancer Screenings, Says American College of Gastroenterology
(Communities/Abdominal Pelvic)

... to 45 years for African Americans, and the guidelines recommend that clinicians consider starting earlier, perhaps also at 45 years, for patients who are obese or who have an "extreme smoking history." ...

17. Siemens Healthcare exhibits MR latest solutions at ECR 2009
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2009)

... design with a dedicated breast care solution. Specifically designed for obese and claustrophobic patients, the large bore makes examinations more comfortable than with previous systems, or, in some cases, ...

18. Siemens presents new Breast MRI, Magnetom Espree-Pink
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... is the latest innovation in magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) from Siemens, featuring a dedicated solution for breast examinations. Particularly for obese and claustrophobic patients, the large, 70-centimeter ...

19. Siemens introduces ACUSON X300TM PE
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... like children, obese, etc. Excellent image quality, with penetration as deep as 30 cm, is also achieved without excessive transducer pressure. It also comes with a unique software solution called the US ...

20. Ovarian Cancer May be Linked With Obesity
(Newsflash/Breaking News)

Older women who have never taken postmenopausal hormones, and who are obese, are in danger for developing ovarian cancer. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute analyzed data amongst women who ...