Thursday, July 27, 2006
Patients are too fat for X-rays
An increasing number of Americans are unable to get full medical care because they are too obese to fit into scanners or their fat is too dense for X-rays or sound waves to penetrate, research by radiologists suggests.
With 64 per cent of the population overweight, the problem is worsening, Raul Uppot, a radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, said.
"We noticed over the past couple of years that obesity was playing a role in our ability to see these images clearly," he said.
Technorati tag: Obesity, Health
posted by I at 8:48 am
