When driving it’s amazing what a map can tell you. With the
advent of GPS it’s amazing to hear a soft, robotic, female voice leading you
around turn by turn. Things in life have a way of imitating one another. Diagnostic imaging is a lot like a
road map, X-Rays have
all the lines, masses and divisions necessary for physicians to see what’s
wrong. With any diagnostic imaging procedure there are concerns such as
radiation levels, erroneous diagnosis and so on. So how exactly can the
situation change?
There is a new invention that helps guide catheters in
cardiac imaging procedures and it uses less radiation. “ A description of the
device states “The catheter is equipped with a special magnet
and can be steered in two different directions, unlike other catheters. The
system uses other magnets triangulating around the body to determine where the
catheter is moving along a pre-recorded X-ray.”
This system sounds a great deal like a GPS
system that will never really need updating. What’s a positive development is
the fact that with this tool there could be a greater amount of accuracy with a
lot less risk. While there is much to see since this was just released, it
looks promising.
When this catheter moves it’s tracked and it
moves forward properly. The concern of radiation is one that’s starting to
disappear from the radar with the passing of time. Hopefully the concern of
radiation will be a thing of the past eventually.
If you have any questions about diagnostic
imaging procedures please feel free to give us a call. We here at Clermont
Radiology look forward to answering any questions that you may have.
Charla
Hurst
References: http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/21840
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