By Abraham Kim, AuntoMinnie.com Staff Writer November 13, 2019 — Researchers from Colorado have proposed expanding the diagnostic criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to consider CT data along with a patient’s symptoms, environmental exposure, and spirometry results in […]
Breast cancer is four to six more times likely to develop in women with dense breasts. Fortunately, there are new technologies to customize breast imaging according to the patient’s breast density so that even the tiniest cancer can be diagnosed […]
Lake Medical Imaging now offers Nuclear Medicine imaging with technetium-99m pyrophosphate (Tc99m-PYP) for the diagnosis of cardiac transthyretin ATTR amyloidosis. As new treatment options for cardiac amyloidosis emerge, the scan is a viable noninvasive alternative to performing a heart tissue […]
Pinpointing Prostate Cancer Lake Medical Imaging’s PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan utilizes Axumin™, an imaging agent that makes it easier to pinpoint recurring prostate cancer in patients with an elevated PSA who have been previously treated. In the past, conventional […]
The best time to catch and treat osteoporosis is before you develop any signs or symptoms. But would you recognize potential warning signs that you may already have this bone disease which affects 200 million people worldwide? Your answer is […]
Dense breast tissue is made up of glands and fibrous tissue and is an independent risk factor in and of itself for breast cancer. An abnormality on a mammogram can “hide” in dense tissue. In addition, cancers can form in […]
Pioneered by our radiologists, Automated Brain Perfusion Scanning improves outcomes for emergency stroke patients at Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages Regional Hospital. The RAPID imaging platform utilizes CT perfusion and simultaneous CT angiogram to help identify salvageable tissue […]
3D Whole Breast Ultrasound, or ABUS, is just a part of our arsenal in the fight against breast cancer. Lake Medical Imaging offers a full range of breast screening options for women with all types of breast density. Breast mammography […]
Lake Medical Imaging introduced CT Lung Density Analysis (LDA) as a quantitative imaging biomarker to assist in the diagnosis and management of COPD. This groundbreaking imaging software analyzes a patient’s lung function as they inhale and exhale and enables physicians […]
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of death from cancers that affect both men and women. It is often preventable: six out of ten deaths could be prevented if […]
