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CAT, MRI SCANS HAVE DIFFERENT USES.(LIVING)(Your health)
; ...Court What's the difference between a CAT scan and an MRI? Deciding between these...can get a picture,'' Roebker said. A CAT scan looks at one slice of the body in...When we need to look at the brain, a CAT scan is the first step because it can diagnose...
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THE INSIDE SKINNY.(increasing, and controversial, use of CAT scans for preventive health measures)
; HEALTH | Can a full-body CAT SCAN save your life? Or is it a waste of...Insurante Association of America, a CAT scan is rarely covered unless family history...may save your life, it would be the CAT scan. Adding to the hoopla are celebrities...
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NET GAINS: Making the most of a cat scan
; www.cat-scan.com Congratulations to Kyle, winner of the Internet's first Cat Scan contest. The rules were simple: entrants...in serious pain. If you have to hurt the cat to scan it, your entry will not be allowed," he...
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Results of this CAT scan reveal some very old news, quite literally.(NEWS)
; Getting a CAT scan is not normally a social occasion...General until 2000 when a mobile CAT scanner was added at Sentara...he is now. In small letters, cat is either an old name for a...household. In large letters, CAT is Computerized Axial Tomography...pictures of slices of tissues. A ...
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Get CAT scans at Carol Stream church July 26.(Neighbor)
; ...non-invasive diagnostic testing. The CAT scan 2000 vehicle will be offering tests...lives, said the Rev. Eric Dawson, of CAT scan 2000's previous visits to the church...history must be present as well. The CAT scan 2000 mobile CT scanner is identical...
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Psychic wins $988,000 in CAT-scan suit
; PHILADELPHIA (AP) A woman who claimed a CAT scan she received in 1976 made her unable...the hospital negligent in giving the CAT scan, they should consider only the damages...included nausea, welts and hives. A CAT scan is a sophisticated form of X-ray that...
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Avoiding the radiation dangers of cardiac CAT scans.(REPORT)
; ...prescription, anyone can get a cardiac CAT scan while exposing themselves to excessive...become aware of the dangers of casual CAT scan use and begin to limit and keep track...are all being exposed to. WHAT IS A CAT SCAN? Invented in 1972 by Godfrey Hounsfield...
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YEAR of the CAT: ; Once used only to confirm a diagnosis, the sophisticated scan is gaining popularity as a screening method for unknown problems
; ...rays of ionizing radiation. But the CAT scan is one of medicine's most sophisticated...possible diseases. Since its advent, the CAT scan has become a gold standard for imaging...outpatient clinics now include a screening CAT scan in routine physicals to help spot...
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A BITE OUT OF THE WALLET; HOW MUCH DO WE LOVE OUR ANIMALS?; CAT scans for cats, MRIs for mutts are common costs for pet owners
; Patriot Ledger State House Bureau A CAT scan for cats is one thing. But root...equipment to perform MRIs and CAT scans - whole body X-rays. Scott...performs about two MRIs and four CAT scans on animals every day...n't come cheap MRIs for a dog or cat can cost $1,200 to diagnose anything...
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Allan Cormack, Tufts physicist, co-inventor of CAT scan; at 74
; ...tomography led to the development of the CAT scan and a Nobel Prize for medicine, died...scanner and a model skull, led to the CAT scan system, or computer assisted tomography...developed the mathematical basis for the CAT scan independently. When they were awarded...
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