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Colorectal Cancer Is Shifting Younger. Here’s What That Means for You.
Colorectal cancer is in the news after the deaths of actors Catherine O’Hara, 71, and James Van Der Beek, who was just 48 years old. Colorectal cancer, which includes colon and rectal cancers, kills an estimated 55,000 Americans annually. It’s a gr...
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Delaying the Scan Can Delay the Plan
Most people don’t postpone imaging because they don’t care. They postpone because life is full, the appointment feels inconvenient, or they’re hoping the issue will simply fade into the background. We understand that impulse. But we also see the down...
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How Neuroradiologists and Neurosurgeons Work Together to Improve Patient Care
When you or a loved one faces a condition affecting the brain, spine, or nervous system, your medical team often includes both a neuroradiologist and a neurosurgeon. While their roles are different, their partnership is essential to delivering the be...
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From 2D to AI: 5 Advancements That Transformed Medical Imaging This Decade
Ten years can go by in a blink. Radiology has always been at the forefront of medical innovation, but the past decade has brought unprecedented advancements that are reshaping how we diagnose and treat diseases. While some of these technologies were ...
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SPR Now Offers SIR-Spheres
Treatment Extends Survival Time to Patients with Metastatic Liver Tumors St. Paul Radiology is pleased to announce the availability of SIR-Spheres Microspheres1 at Regions Hospital. Manufactured by Sirtex for patients with metastatic liver cancer, S...
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Our Patients Get 33.8% Less Radiation Dose
Our Patients Deserve Less – 33.8% Less Radiation Dose Recently we introduced Intego, an innovative new PET Infusion System that reduces radiation dose by determining FDG amounts by patient weight. Our initial forecast was cautiously optimistic – 22....
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SPR: A Leader in Implementing the Triple Care Health Initiative
“St. Paul Radiology: A Leader in Implementing the Triple Aim Health Care Initiative” by MD News Health care spending is the biggest financial issue facing our nation. According to the Health Care Cost Institute, health care costs have risen more tha...
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Our Patients Get 22.4% Less Radiation Dose - Updated
Our Patients Deserve Less – 22.4% Less Radiation Dose Update: Our Patients Get Less Than We Thought! As part of St. Paul Radiology's commitment to minimize radiation exposure, our downtown location now has the innovative Medrad Intego™ PET Infusio...
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A New Standard for Liver Disease Detection
“A New Standard for Liver Disease Detection” by MD News In the last five years, magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) has emerged as a highly effective, noninvasive method of measuring hepatic fibrosis in the setting of diffuse liver diseases such a...
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Epidural Steroid Injection Safety
To Our Patients and Referring Providers: In light of national media attention regarding meningitis caused by a medication used during epidural steroid injection, the physicians and staff of St. Paul Radiology Imaging Centers would like to provide so...