* About Imaging Tests o CT o Mammogram o MRI o PET o Ultrasound o X-ray * Important Questions * Radiation Awareness Learn More About NIA I am interested in learning more about how NIA can help me achieve: * Quality outcomes * Trend mitigation * New product solutions When used appropriately, medical imaging tests used to arrive at a diagnosis - such as x-rays, CT scans and PET scans - can be beneficial in helping your doctor understand and treat a health issue. However, the very medical imaging that can provide your doctor with valuable information about your health, has limits to what it can do. It's important to be aware of these limits because the use of CT scanning, in particular, is rapidly increasing - yet approximately one-third of all CT scans are considered by many health care authorities to be unnecessary.

Aesculapius, the god of medicine, won't be unleashing his wrath on this company anytime soon. Aesculap, Inc. is the US-based unit of Aesculap AG, a leading global supplier of surgical instruments, which itself is a subsidiary of German medical device manufacturer B. Braun Melsungen. The company's products include handheld surgical instruments, implants, and sutures used in neurosurgery, as well as in cardiac, orthopedic, laparoscopic, reconstructive, thoracic, and gynecological surgical procedures. Aesculap, Inc. also makes electrosurgical devices and power systems, and it offers consulting, training, maintenance, and supply chain management services.

South Bend Medical Foundation's more than 800 employees provide a wide range of top-quality, cost-effective health care services for communities in Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois. By working together with local health care providers, South Bend Medical Foundation preserves the critical relationship between laboratory, physician and patient.

Southern Cross Healthcare Group is the largest nursing home provider in the UK. The company operates some 700 nursing and residential care homes with beds totaling approximately 37,000. Southern Cross Healthcare offers a range of services, including senior living, specialty nursing, rehabilitation, and long-term and intermediate care for people with physical and learning disabilities. The health care provider operates homes in England, Scotland, and Wales under the Active Care Partnerships, Ashbourne Senior Living, and Southern Cross brands.

Hackensack University Medical Center hospital has nearly 800 beds and serves the residents of northern New Jersey and parts of New York. Hackensack University Medical Center administers general medical and surgical care, as well as an array of specialty care. The medical center provides treatment for sick kids through its Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and the Tomorrow's Children's Institute (specializing in cancer and blood disorders). Founded in 1888, the system has more than 1,500 physicians and dentists on staff (it adds about 100 doctors each year).

The Nebraska Medical Center aims to please. The not-for-profit health system provides tertiary care medical center and consists of two campuses in Omaha, University Hospital and Clarkson Hospital, that collectively house 625 licensed beds. The medical center is the primary teaching facility of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. It also serves as a designated trauma facility for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, and provides highly specialized care in a number of areas, including organ transplantation. Its Clarkson West Medical Center campus houses outpatient surgery facilities, an emergency room, and doctors' offices.

Schumacher Group looks to operate with a helping hand. Offering outsourced staffing and management services to emergency rooms, Schumacher Group provides medical professionals such as physicians and emergency room support staff, health care managers, medical directors, and other administrative staff.Schumacher company also offers medical billing and coding services. Schumacher Group operates through a handful of regional offices and serves about 150 hospitals, most of which are located in the southern US. Owner and CEO William C. Schumacher, M.D. founded the company in 1994.

Novadaq Technologies produces medical imaging devices that are used during surgeries. Its SPY Intra-Operative Imaging System uses the fluorescent properties of indocyanine green dye to give surgeons new views of the arteries and grafts they're working on during coronary or reconstruction surgery. The company's PINPOINT imaging system is used to identify healthy and cancerous tissues during lung surgeries. Novadaq is also developing the OPTTX System to diagnose and treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) -- it combines two functions, imaging and cauterizing, into one device.

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center serves the growing Williamson County community located in Central Texas. The facility includes an acute care hospital with approximately 175 beds, a heart center, a women's center, and an outpatient surgery center. Other services include respiratory therapy, vascular lab work, orthopedics, and intermediate care. The medical center is part of St. David's HealthCare Partnership, a joint venture between St. David's Health Care System and HCA. The hospital's size was almost doubled through expansion construction in 2006.

St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, a part of St. John Health, boasts more than 535 beds and two campuses: one in Warren and another in Madison Heights, Michigan. It offers cancer care services through its Webber Cancer Center and provides gynecologic, medical, pediatric, radiation oncology, and hematology. The hospital also offers specialty care in the areas of behavioral medicine, cardiovascular services, obstetrics, physical rehabilitation, emergency care, and women's health. Its Webber Healing Arts Center promotes well-being through alternative medicine and techniques that complement traditional health care. The center was formed through the 2007 merger of St. John Macomb and St. John Oakland hospitals.

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