Posts by NReina
Trade war now touches all US med device manufacturers
As of January 17, 2019, the Trump administration is considering eliminating tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports to spur progress toward a trade deal, less than two weeks before a high-level delegation from Beijing is scheduled to arrive in Washington for talks. As the trade conflict between the U.S. and China grows…
Read MoreReina Imaging Retains New Customer Service Manager, Mary Feffer
Crystal Lake, IL – March 22nd, 2019 – Reina Imaging is pleased to announce the hiring of our new Customer Service Manager, Mary Feffer. Mary came on board January 1st and has already made an enormous positive impact. Mary, a proven change agent, brings with her nearly 30 years’ experience within the healthcare industry. She…
Read MoreThe self-taught tinker who created CT
Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield was an English electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan McLeod Cormack, for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography, or, CT. Hounsfield was the baby of a prominent farming family in Nottinghamshire, England, born in 1919. He was the…
Read MoreNew Product – 2 Step Footstool
Reina Imaging is pleased to announce the introduction of our new Two Step Footstools The Reina Imaging Two Step Footstool is designed and engineered specifically to resolve a common problem, tube height limitations when imaging lateral weight-bearing feet. The Two Step Footstool raises the patient to 16in. above floor-level, so any x-ray system can achieve…
Read MoreImaging issues addressed by states in 2018
The American College of Radiology has released its annual report on state-level issues around the radiology profession. Avoiding federal gridlock, many state legislatures are finding their own solutions to questions facing health care delivery in the country as a whole. The American College of Radiology (ACR) tracked nearly 600 radiology-related bills proposed by state legislatures…
Read MoreThe value of cultural competency in medicine
As medical professionals treat an increasingly diverse patient population, they need to understand how a patient’s beliefs, values, and behaviors might affect their health. Combined with challenges around health literacy, it is thought by many that communication has become the keystone of all effective care. In 2004, Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute defined cultural competence…
Read MoreRound two of Summer Fun: radiology in the movies
Little influences us these days more than pop culture. It changes how we see the world. And it is not likely to accurately portray scientifically supported research and images. Astrophysicist, TV personality and author, Neil deGrasse Tyson, loves to go on late-night television and describe scientific inaccuracies in films. After World War II, radiation and…
Read MoreHow future radiology will solve some of the oldest mysteries about the human body
If you or a loved one has ever had a stroke, appendicitis, or cancer, you already know how x-ray examinations save lives. Before radiology, the only way to see inside the body was through surgery, which always carries risks such as infection. In 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays, producing a tool that let physicians “see” the…
Read MoreA little summer fun: radiology in fiction
Maybe you thought radiology had no superheroes. You’d be wrong. Radiology may be more involved in superhero culture than almost any other medical field. Did you know the first superhero with a super skill was not only a woman but that her power was having x-ray eyes? Olga Mesmer didn’t have a secret identity, but…
Read MorePA: HD Dual and Tri-Handle PAG Encasement and Mobile DRP Holder
Reina Imaging is pleased to announce the introduction of our new HD Dual and Tri-Handle Protect-A-Grid® Encasement and Mobile DRP Holder The Reina Imaging HD Dual and Tri-Handle Protect-A-Grid encasement and Mobile DR Panel holder are designed and engineered specifically to enhance efficiencies and process of care in high volume rugged environments such as teaching…
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