Canada

27 06, 2018

Benefits of Whole Body MRI

2018-06-27T17:04:18-04:00June 27th, 2018|Diffusion MRI, Early Cancer Detection, Health and Canada, Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Canada, MRI Vancouver, Radiology, Whole Body MRI|

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is the most accurate, effective and safe diagnostic imaging choice for patients in 2018. Unlike X-Ray, CT or PET imaging which use large amounts of radiation to look inside the body, MRI achieves Images from AIM's Whole Body MRI Scan clearer and more accurate results with no ionizing radiation. [...]

28 07, 2016

Similarities in brains of children with autism, OCD and ADHD: MRI study

2016-07-28T17:05:44-04:00July 28th, 2016|Brain MRI, Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Canada, MRI Research|

A Canadian MRI study has found similarities in the brain scans of children with autism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and ADHD. The team of Toronto researchers imaged the white matter of 200 young participants in the landmark study. Up until now, autism, OCD and ADHD have been classified and studied as three separate disorders, despite [...]

16 06, 2015

The Future of Healthcare has Arrived!

2015-06-16T20:03:36-04:00June 16th, 2015|Early Cancer Detection, Health and Canada, Medical Imaging, Social Media and Health|

In partnership with the MyCare programs, MyCare MedTech Inc. (MMi) announces the introduction of its ground breaking Mobile Health (mHealth) and Virtual Health (vHealth) services, available September 2015. Services will include: Electronic Personal Medical Records (PMR) – accessible 24/7/365 from anywhere in the world Virtual Physician Consultation – online direct consultation from home, office or [...]

8 04, 2015

Dr. Attariwala Featured Speaker at Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences Conference

2015-04-08T21:22:55-04:00April 8th, 2015|Dr. Attariwala, Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Vancouver, Radiologist, Radiology|

AIM's medical director Dr. Raj Attariwala will be a featured speaker at this weekend's Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) RCCSS (C) conference at the Four Seasons hotel in Vancouver. The RCCSS(C) is a national specialty College comprised of doctors who have been working with Canada's elite athletes for over 20 years. The topic [...]

17 06, 2014

North America Lags in Health Care Comparison Study

2014-06-17T22:33:56-04:00June 17th, 2014|Health and Canada|

North America needs to be looking to Europe and Australia for guidance on how to improve our health care. In a new study by the Commonwealth Fund entitled Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally, based on stats from 2011-2013, Canada ranks second-last overall followed by [...]

6 05, 2014

What is MyCare?

2014-05-06T18:04:13-04:00May 6th, 2014|Cancer Research, Early Cancer Detection, Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Research, MRI Vancouver, MyCare Insurance, Radiology, Whole Body MRI|

AIM Medical Imaging is proud to announce its partnership with Assured Diagnosis Inc., the owner and developer of the MyCare Programs in collaboration with world-renowned Mayo Clinic. AIM will be the provider of MRI services for MyCare members. What do AIM and MyCare-Mayo Clinic have in common? Healthcare philosophy, for starters: In addition to this patient-focused [...]

5 11, 2013

MRI Autopsy Introduced in Canada

2013-11-05T20:46:48-05:00November 5th, 2013|Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Research, MRI Vancouver|

As the National Post announced in an October 30 article, "Ontario recently became the first jurisdiction in Canada to begin using imaging machines designed to diagnose the living as a tool to uncover the medical secrets of the dead." Morbid though it may sound, there are indeed benefits to using medical imaging methods such as [...]

8 10, 2013

CEO of Canadian Cancer Society: Canada Must Focus on Economic Costs, Prevention

2013-10-08T20:30:05-04:00October 8th, 2013|Cancer Research, Early Cancer Detection, Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Vancouver, Whole Body MRI|

In an article published in the Globe and Mail last week, national president and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society, Pamela Fralick, discussed the two biggest issues prevalent to treating cancer in Canada. The first issue addressed was the huge economic impact the disease has on society. Fralick writes, "In 2000, cancer cost $2.6-billion in [...]

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