mini ultrasound

I was shocked when I saw something like that , but it's real .
this is a portable ultrasound that you can take any where and any time,I cant say any thing more because the image beside is more significant

you can download the pdf (clickhere)from Siemens medical website

Laptop as an Ultrasound device

while I was browsing the internet I found an amazing ultrasound probe that can be connected to a laptop and then you have a fully functional ultrasound device,

CPU Hardware:

SmartProbe Connection: IEEE Standard 1394 - 6 pin (Firewire); In the Gateway, custom connection through the media bay.
Processor: Pentium III
Processor Speed: 700 MgHz+
Random Access Memory: 192 MB RAM minimum; (If running multiple diagnostic application on the same CPU, please consult AMD on RAM recommendations).
Hard Drive: 10 Gigabit
Recommended Peripheral: Rewritable CD ROM

Software:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

for more info click here

A Driver in the uterus

This is a funny video demonstrating an Ultrasound simulation of a fetus that appears as if driving a car.

Visualization of an Insect Bite on a Bone Scan

From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saint-John’s General Hospital, Brugge, Belgium.
Frank De Geeter, MD, PhD.


A 48-year-old woman underwent bone scintigraphy for the assessment of possible trochanteric bursitis on the left side. Whole-body images taken 3 hours after injection of 20 mCi (740 MBq) of Tc-99m-oxidronate are unremarkable except for a rounded area of slightly increased activity at the back of the right thigh (arrow). The gray scale has been adjusted to enhance this area.

 lateral spot view locates the increased activity superficially to the back of the right thigh. On physical examination, a large (10-cm) circular zone of redness was present in this area. The patient remembered having been bitten or stung by an insect, probably a horsefly, while sitting
in her backyard on the evening before the bone scan.
Many insect bites, including those of horseflies (also known as tabanids), are known to cause inflammatory skin lesions, not so much as a result of the physical injury of the bite, but mainly as a result of irritant substances concentrated in insect saliva such as anticoagulants, enzymes, agglutinins, and mucopolysaccharides. The inflammatory reaction often subsides within a few hours but may be followed by a delayed skin reaction. False-positive F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography resulting from a bee sting has been described.

Hi

Hi every body,

I am lazo, Nuclear Medicine Resident at the National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
I am very happy to share my ideas, experiences with you.


Thanks for sharing,
See you.