August is National Immunization Awareness Month Immunization helps prevent dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases. To stay protected against serious illnesses such as the flu, measles, pneumonia, and other diseases, children and adults need to get their immunizations. National Immunization Awareness Month is a great time to promote the importance of vaccines and …
Since several of us at Greater Waterbury Imaging Center are ‘lefties’ we like to celebrate being a lefty in the month of August. The official left handers Day is August 13 and has been celebrated for the past 24 years. It’s a chance to proudly acknowledge our left-handedness and raise awareness of the …
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 …
