Discuss About The Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics?

The images selected are that of CT scanning and the X-ray. They all have one thing in common such that they all use X-ray and CT scan uses computer technology to dissect your body into slice-like segments that provides accurate assessment of the body operations by the physician. The images are chosen because they represent the best quality and clarity as needed for easy examination. Furthermore, the images present different body angles, from the chest, the vertical spinal view, and the side view. The images provides efficient basis for diagnosis and analysis by the doctor. The different views also provide alternative analysis and above all the quality of the images is crystal clear.

The above picture represents to MRI and one ultrasound image. The choice of the images was influenced by among other reasons, the clarity of the images, and the variation in types and the quality of the images as well. The ultrasound image is colored and which underlines the varying range of the choices. Furthermore, the images represent different body parts and different body views. The different views of the internal body show the spinal cord from rear and side views. The colored ultrasound image shows a baby’s position in the womb of its mother, and the quality present across the images is commendable. MRI images are very detailed and can provide significant information such as the ways blood moves through body organs and enables any complications about blood flow to be identified, and this include blockages. MRI can also provide information on structure of the soft tissues including ligaments and can give detailed analysis about organs such as the eyes, brains among others. All the mentioned qualities of the MRI make it appropriate image for use in this scenario.

The imaging development has led to breakthrough in the medical field whereby diagnosing of internal body conditions has been made easier through the imaging technology (Bridge et al. 2014). With the effective and successful results that the medical world has witnessed over the last past few years, the future development promises much better with the advancement in technology. With the medical imaging making use of equipment to get the different information about the body, there is room for development of advanced technology.

For instance, although the ultrasound technology has been in use for over 20 years in the medical imaging, the general assumption that it is entirely safe should be avoided. The ultrasound imaging safety can only be confirmed by the perfect use of the physician. The waves from the machine can heat tissues slightly and in some instance produce little accounting of gas in the body fluids. Therefore, in regard to ultrasound, it would be a great breakthrough if the inventors came up with image technology that cannot cause significant side effects to the body.

On the other side, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) does not use any form of ionizing radiation which means that patients are not exposed to the subsequent side effects. But MRI involves strong magnetic pull which means that objects nearby can easily be pulled and cause injuries to the patient if there are no precautionary measures taken. Therefore, in the near future, as the technology develops, the development of a much better and advanced MRI will ensure safety for the patients. However, X-rays imaging is the most debatable of all the medical imaging technologies. The X-ray is the area that everyone would want to see rapid changes when it comes to the safety of patients. The desired development in regard to this equipment is to see the review and upgrade to a more advanced X-ray with less side effects (Groenewal & Groenewald 2016).

X-ray imaging uses ionizing radiation for the generation of images. Ionizing radiation is too strong enough to cause the damage to the body DNA and too much exposure to it may cause cancer later on in life, according to many medical researches undertaken in regards to it.

Therefore, as much as there is so much to cheer about the medical imaging and the transformation the technologies has contributed in advancing the medical field; there is much room for future improvement in developing this area of medical field. The developments should be centered on improving the quality rather than quantity. The quality of imaging, the quality of the results and the safety of patients are the developments anticipated in the future for the medical images (Party et al. 2004).

Changes in the technological trends, the advancement of technology experienced should help in transforming the nursing field and facilitate in introduction of better medical equipment, from RMI to the harmless X-ray and the efficient ultrasound are all that the world of medicine hope to see in the near future, with the change in technology (Norvatis n.d.). It is also important to highlight the significance of quality imaging, meaning, in addition to safety measures, quality of imaging should also be bolstered to improve the diagnosis process

References

Bridge, P, Gun, T, Kastanis, L, Pack, D, Rowntree, P, Starkey, D, Mahoney, G, Berry, C, Braithwaite, V & Kelly, W-S 2014, ‘The development and evaluation of a medical imaging training immersive management‘, Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, pp. 159-165.

Groenewal, A & Groenewald, WA 2016, ‘Development of a universal medical X-ray imaging phantom prototype’, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, vol xvii, no. 6, pp. 356-365.

Norvatis, ‘Clinical Applications of Imaging to Drug Development’.

Party, BW, Bonner-Weir, S, Laughlin, MR, McEwan, AJ & Shapiro, AMJ 2004, ‘ Toward Development Of Imaging Modalities For Islets psychologyAfter Transplantation: Insights From The National Institutes Of Health Workshop On Beta Cell Imaging’, Transplantation: Overview, vol VIIVII, no. 8, pp. 1133–1137.