MRI for Cancer Detection: What to Expect
Doctors use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer, look for signs that cancer has spread elsewhere in the body and plan cancer treatment. MRI is painless and simple. Here’s…
This scan uses X-rays to produce detailed images of the body, showing 64 anatomical slices, including tissue, bones, etc.
This generates a magnetic field 10 times the strength of open MRI scanners and two times the strength of a Tesla machine.
An open unit imaging machine made from a large ring. This prevents claustrophobia that often happens in closed MRI machines.
A simple imaging procedure using radio waves, and magnets to capture detailed pictures of the breast to detect abnormalities.
These are small, cage-like devices inserted into the inferior vena cava in order to capture blood clots.
Joint aspirations take fluid from a swollen joint. Joint injection administer pain-relieving medications into the joint.
Medical imaging using small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose or treat a variety of diseases.
A form of X-ray imaging where digital X-ray sensors are used instead of traditional photographic film.
A quick, painless test that produces images of the structures inside your body, particularly your bones.
Fragile or brittle bones due to loss of tissue, generally resulting from calcium or vitamin-D deficiency, or hormonal change.
A CT scan uses X-rays taken from different angles to create detailed images of structures inside the body.
Treatment of superficial veins of the legs (spider veins) by injection of a solution into the vessels.
Doctors use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect cancer, look for signs that cancer has spread elsewhere in the body and plan cancer treatment. MRI is painless and simple. Here’s…
Most people associate the term “ultrasound” with pregnancy—whether it’s to examine the baby in the womb or determine the baby’s gender. Although this practice, called fetal imaging, is one of…
According to the American Medical Association, one of the most technologically advanced fields of medicine is radiology. A radiologist is a medical doctor that diagnoses and treats diseases using radiation.…