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New Image Better than X-ray

By: Charlotte Ames
Updated: November 8, 2012
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It's won the Nobel Prize for Technology and is being called the biggest advance in imaging for the spine since the invention of x-rays in 1890. 
 
The EOS Imaging System takes a full body scan in minutes and emits up t0 90-percent less radiation than a traditional CT scan.  The machine gives physicians the ability to study the spine in 3-D  and it's designed to offer better clarity and detail  than conventional X-rays.

EOS Imaging isn't just used to scan the spine. It can also be used for other parts of the body.

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Charlotte Ames is the area's only local Health Reporter and brings you the latest medical health news weeknights.  You can catch Healthcast on WTAJ News at 5:00pm and her Health Headlines report on WTAJ News at 5:30pm.

If you have a Health related story that you would like to see on WTAJ News, please email Charlotte at cames@wtajtv.com.
 
 
 
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