Children with scoliosis or other conditions that require frequent imaging and the accompanying radiation risks now have a low-dose imaging option. The EOS Imaging full-body imaging system delivers 50% to 85% less radiation than traditional X-ray and 95% less radiation than CT. Radiation from EOS technology is equivalent to a week’s worth of natural radiation….
The Norton Children’s Hospital emergency department’s clinical ultrasound program has been recognized for excellence in supervision, safety and education by the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP). The CUAP Management Award emphasizes best credentialing process, safety and best overall application. The CUAP last year accredited the Norton Children’s Hospital ultrasound program. The CUAP…
Norton Children’s Radiology comprises 10 fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists with training in various subspecialties, including pediatric neuroradiology, cardiac imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and interventional radiology, plus a registered radiologist assistant. Our clinicians and radiologists are experienced and knowledgeable in imaging for pediatric diseases using magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scans, radiographs, fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine. If imaging…
Norton Children’s Medical Center received accreditations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) in ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Norton Children’s Medical Center, located on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus, joins Norton Children’s Hospital as a Norton Healthcare pediatric facility with these accreditations. ACR accreditation is recognized as the gold…
Norton Children’s Radiology is composed of ten providers who treat pediatric patients for medical and surgical conditions including trauma, infection, tumors, congenital abnormalities, autoimmune disorders and more. Norton Children’s Radiology clinicians and radiologists are experienced and knowledgeable in imaging for pediatric diseases through magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scans, radiographs, fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine, among…
Kentucky is ranked eighth in the U.S. in logging the most lung screening exams. Norton Healthcare’s Center of Excellence Lung Cancer Screening Program has experienced success in usage and appropriateness. 2016 screening program statistics Norton Healthcare performed 28 percent of Kentucky’s lung cancer screenings and 1.5 percent of those in the U.S. Appropriateness rate is…
On Jan. 1, Norton Healthcare set a new competitive pricing strategy for MRI/CT diagnostic imaging procedures at all of our locations. The change in pricing keeps Norton Healthcare competitive with the area’s free-standing facilities. Insurers, such as Anthem and Humana, use software systems to target scheduled procedures, such as MRIs and CTs, based on price…