CIRA is proud to sponsor the Graham Health System Women’s Health Fair, Saturday, April 16, 2011

The theme for the 2011 Women’s Health Fair is “for you, about you.”

The “for you, about you” health fair will be a time for women of all walks of life to come together to be informed and to be rejuvenated. The planned events include inspirational and educational speakers, wellness screens, exercise demonstrations and tips for life balance and relaxation.

CIRA welcomes Dr. Deepa Cyriac & Dr. R. Nicholas Trane!

Central Illinois Radiological Associates is proud to announce the addition of two great staff members: Dr. Cyriac and Dr. Trane!

Central Illinois Radiological Associates Proud to Join the Team at Graham Hospital

Central Illinois Radiological Associates (CIRA) is proud to announce its affiliation with Graham Hospital in Canton, Illinois effective August 1, 2010.

Central Illinois Radiological Associates Radio Spot

Please view the full post to listen to the CIRA Radio Spot.

CIRA, CEO and Interventional Radiologist, to Speak at National Conference

Dr. Bob Smouse, MD and Interventional Radiologist, and Gregory Q. Hill, CEO and General Counsel, from CIRA will be speakers at “The Meltdown: Lessons Learned in Interventional Radiology” which is hosted by The Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Free AAA Screening

Physicians at the Central Illinois Radiological Associates and the Peoria Surgical Group offered free abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screenings in March, 2010.

New radiology group at Ottawa Regional

Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center has contracted with Central Illinois Radiological Associates, a group of 64 radiologists who will help the hospital expedite and expand its radiology and diagnostic imaging interpretation capabilities.

A Silent Fatal Condition is More Common Than Many Think

Michael Stahl made a special trip to OSF St. Francis Medical Center to have his Abnormally large Aorta checked out. Something doctors caught by accident, something that likely saved his life.

The Imprecision Behind Mammogram Guidance

Recent Research on Breast-Cancer Screeing Incorporates Wide Margins of Error; Scientists Defend ‘Qualitative Assessment’ Critics of new recommendations to scale back breast-cancer screening complain that cold numbers trumped medical judgment. But despite decades of extensive mammography study, those numbers are inexact and don’t point to a clear course of action. The U.S. Preventive Services Task […]

BREAST CANCER: Breast Cancer Survivor and Doctor Question Federal Study

There have been two decades in decline of breast cancer mortality because of the onset of screening mammography which started in the 1990s. And it’s because of that the breast cancer mortality has decreased, she said. Dr. Guingrich says if the recommendations are adopted the breast cancer mortality rate could rise.