So, your doctor wants you to do a stress test – a nuclear stress test. What is a nuclear stress test and is it safe? Is it necessary? A nuclear cardiac stress test can determine the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD), damage to the heart from a heart attack, irregular heartbeats, and ... [Read More]
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Should I Get a DEXA Scan to Prevent or Reverse Osteoporosis?
Got milk? Chances are because of this campaign by the dairy industry, you’ve heard of osteoporosis and the importance of caring for your bones. Or perhaps your aging parents or grandparents have been diagnosed with the disease. Osteoporosis is a condition that affects the bones, particularly the ... [Read More]
What is Nuclear Medicine? Is It Safe?
If your doctor has ordered a nuclear medicine test for you, you may be saying to yourself, “What is a nuclear medicine test anyway?” It almost sounds like something ominous and scary, and understandably so. The most common connotation of nuclear is often in reference to scary missiles or potentially ... [Read More]
New Imaging Technique May Improve Survival Rates for Ovarian Cancer Patients
Ovarian cancer is the 5th highest cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. With an expected 22,000 or more new diagnoses during 2016, research is an important part of the fight. A recent small study provided promising results using a new type of fluorescent compound, and may be one ... [Read More]
Study Utilizes Digital Imaging to Show Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
In recent years, you may have heard claims that drinking red wine can be good for your heart. Well, what about white wine or other types of alcohol? Is there any correlation between coronary artery disease (CAD) and the amount or type of alcohol consumed? These questions were the subject of a new ... [Read More]
PET-MR Helps Better Detect Breast Cancer Metastases in the Brain and Other Areas
PET image top left, MRI image top right, combined PET/MRI image bottom right Breast cancer accounts for approximately 29% of newly diagnosed cancers for women in the United States. The vast majority of those afflicted are women with no past family history of breast cancer. While it is not ... [Read More]
Imaging Shows Brain Damage in Youth Football Players
Millions of children participate in youth sports leagues every year. Unfortunately, high-contact sports, such as football or soccer, can be considerably dangerous due to the nature of the game, regardless of the use of padding and safety equipment. Football in particular has proven to put players ... [Read More]
High-Precision MRI Finds Physical Source of Depression
MRIs are a non-invasive diagnostic imaging procedure that allows our highly skilled, board-certified crew of radiologists to view highly detailed digital images of structures in the body. Since new and improved MRI technologies and methods are being developed all the time, we at Independent Imaging ... [Read More]
3D Mammograms – Benefits and When to Get One
Your body is a temple, so it’s important to treat it right by eating healthy, exercising, and getting plenty of sleep to properly recover after a hard day’s work. What you probably don’t think about on a daily basis is how important it is to do routine maintenance. It’s important to schedule routine ... [Read More]
Digital X-rays Vs. Traditional X-rays
Radiography with X-ray is the starting point for diagnosing or screening of a variety of health issues, including pneumonia. X-ray technology is increasingly easily available to the medical community due to its low cost. It’s noninvasive, relatively harmless, and quickly produces the images we need ... [Read More]