Kidney cancer can be a life-threatening condition if it is not diagnosed and treated early. When someone is suspected to have kidney cancer, doctors recommend they seek medical testing to confirm a diagnosis. Kidney cancer is often diagnosed using imaging tests that show visualizations of the ... [Read More]
Medical Imaging
Types of Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine is a form of specialty medicine that uses radioactive tracers to evaluate bodily functions and to diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions. Nuclear scans produce images of the body’s anatomy that cannot be obtained as clearly or fully with other imaging t ... [Read More]
Diagnostic Tools to Fight Cancer
The successful treatment of cancer rests heavily on a comprehensive evaluation and an accurate diagnosis. An evaluation would include a physical exam, an analysis of the patient’s health history, and diagnostic testing. Accurate diagnostic testing is necessary to confirm the presence of cancer a ... [Read More]
How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Medical Imaging
MRI machines, X-ray machines, and CT machines allow doctors to see the organs, bones, and tissues in your body. Yet, one of the biggest challenges that faces the medical community today is the rapid accumulation of data – and the time-consuming task of sifting through, documenting, analyzing, and e ... [Read More]
The Differences in Imaging Technologies
Medical imaging allows doctors to see inside your body from the outside. We take it for granted today – but before imaging, diagnosing injuries and diseases was often difficult or impossible. From the first X-rays taken in 1896, to the sophisticated radiology techniques of today, people everywhere b ... [Read More]
What to Expect from an MRI Scan of the Head and Brain
Nearly $50 billion is spent on the almost 40 million MRI scans conducted each year in the United States, according to a recent Forbes article. It’s a hefty medical expense, but one that most in the medical field feel is worth it due to the plethora of benefits the technology offers. A powerful d ... [Read More]
When Can I Expect My Results After an Imaging Study?
In today’s day and age, you can find a walk-in urgent care clinic in virtually every neighborhood, and you can even get your flu shot at the nearby pharmacy. So, it’s no surprise that when it comes to medical imaging, fast turnaround time is expected by doctors and their patients. If you’ve ever h ... [Read More]
Most Popular Studies Conducted at an Imaging Center
For a doctor to properly diagnose a condition, he needs to know what’s going on below the surface. Not so long ago, this would have a tall order to fill, however, today’s technology provides physicians the tools they need to view organs, soft tissue, blood vessels, arteries and even a patient’s nervo ... [Read More]
What is an IVP X-Ray?
Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) is simply an X-ray that provides contrast imaging. A contrast agent, often barium or iodine, is intravenously injected into the patient’s bloodstream prior to imaging. An IVP X-ray is used for imaging the kidneys, ureter or bladder. The contrast substance has an opacity t ... [Read More]
Are There any Potential Side Effects of a PET Scan?
A Positron Emission Tomography – PET – scan sounds scary, but don’t worry. The nuclear medicine procedure isn’t dangerous in the least. A PET scan delivers images of the body’s biological functions and is apt to detect diseases more quickly than other imaging procedures such as an MRI (magnetic r ... [Read More]
