Month: July 2015

In case you missed our latest newsletter which is focussed on MRI Safety Week, it is posted here: MRI Safety Week Newsletter

ICD-10 October 1, 2015! The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) is a revision of the ICD-9-CM system which physicians and other providers currently use to code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures recorded in hospitals and physician practices. We’ll be co-hosting an event, along with Waterbury Hospital …

Lumbar Spine MRI Case Study Our case study of the month is an lumbar spine MRI. The patient is a male with history of lumbar radiculitis. The MRI Lumbar Spine Case Study procedure included axial and sagittal images of the lumbar spine and they were obtained on our 1.5 Tesla …

MRI Safety Considerations Every Day As part of our focus this July on MRI Safety Considerations in our imaging suites, we want to remind everyone, who needs to enter the MRI area, is required to be thoroughly screened and must complete and sign a screening questionnaire prior to entering the …

MRI Safety Week MRI Safety Week is the last week in July! We are ever vigilant about MRI safety at Greater Waterbury Imaging Center and we are always working to increase awareness and provide relevant information about MRI safety for our staff and patients. The last week in July was …