If your doctor has recommended you take an imaging test to help diagnose a health condition, you may be wondering which type of imaging test you need. Two very common forms of imaging scans are CT and PET scans. These imaging scans have distinct differences and are used for different diagnostic ... [Read More]
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Responsibilities of a Radiologist
Radiologists play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. They are the medical doctors who are licensed and specially trained to use medical imaging technologies. Your primary care doctor or specialist will refer you to a radiologist for X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and other ... [Read More]
PET Scan vs. CT Scan vs. MRI
Imaging tests involve state-of-the-art equipment to generate high-quality images of the inside of a patient’s body. Three of the most well-known imaging tests are PET scans, CT scans, and MRIs. Consider the below a primer on the differences between these diagnostic exams. What Is a PET S ... [Read More]
Advances and Treatments in Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine is a specialized field of medicine that involves the use of radioactive substances in diagnosing and treating disease. It is especially used in imaging, including single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans, and the use of ... [Read More]
What Is a CT Scan and What Does It Show?
A CT scan, or computed tomography scan, permits a look at the structures inside the body to ascertain the presence or stage of certain illnesses. With a CT scan, X-rays are fed into a computer and compiled to create a 3D representation of the body's interior. More specifically, a CT scan uses the ... [Read More]
5 Things Your Radiologist Wants You to Know: Tips to Streamline Your Imaging Test
Diagnostic imaging has become an important part of medical care, thanks to its aid in the diagnosis and treatment of ailments. It also can reduce the number of unnecessary invasive surgeries. But even with some 80 million computed tomography (CT) scans being performed each year, imaging can cause ... [Read More]
What is diagnostic imaging used for?
The Importance of Diagnostic Imaging Ranked by the New England Journal of Medicine as one of the top medical developments over the past thousand years, medical imaging technology has revolutionized health care, allowing for earlier diagnoses of diseases, better patient outcomes, and has reduced the ... [Read More]
The Pros and Cons of PET/CT Scans
A PET/CT scan combines two different types of imaging scans during a single procedure with one machine. This technologically advanced screening combines two distinctive technologies to reveal critical information about the function and form of cells and organs inside the body. Positron emission ... [Read More]
What is Medical Imaging Contrast?
Diagnostic imaging has advanced medicine in countless ways since the first X-ray was taken in 1895. Regardless of the amount of experience and intuition a physician had, not being able to see inside a patient’s body limited the ability to accurately and quickly diagnose conditions that are routinely ... [Read More]
Nuclear Medicine: Weighing Out the Pros and Cons
Nuclear energy has long been a sensitive topic of conversation. However, it’s hard to deny the great advancements that it has offered – from powering our grids (it now offers around 11% of the world’s electricity),1 to defending our country, should that be necessary. Simply put, nuclear technology ha ... [Read More]
