Research Routine Head Hits in School Sports May Cause Brain Injury By Leslie Orr Nov. 13, 2011 The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury -- even if they did not suffer a concussion – after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, ...
Research URMC Leads Push for New Approaches to Brain Injury By Leslie Orr May. 3, 2011 In the race to more accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries quickly and without a CT scan, a University of Rochester Medical Center expert has a leading role in two important nationwide ...
Patient Care URMC Continues in its Commitment to 'Image Gently' By URMC Communications Jan. 3, 2010 With recent research raising questions about the safety of CT scans, the University of Rochester Medical Center reminds the community of its ongoing efforts to reduce radiation dose whenever possible.
Patient Care Artificial Intelligence Shuffles Schedules, Cuts Patients' Wait Times By URMC Communications Dec. 3, 2009 Some of the same artificial intelligence (AI) underlying NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is now streamlining patient care at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Patient Care University of Rochester Medical Center Offers Free Screening for Vascular Disease By Germaine Reinhardt Sep. 23, 2009 Nearly two dozen interventional radiologists, nurses and technicians from the Department of Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Centers will be on hand at Marketplace Mall ...
Research Blood Test for Brain Injuries Gains Momentum By Leslie Orr Mar. 30, 2009 A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving ...
New Imaging Technology at Strong Provides 3D Views of the Heart By Karin Christensen Feb. 2, 2009 Cardiac and radiology specialists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using leading-edge technology to see the heart and its vessels more clearly than ever before, instead of performing ...