Medical imaging or diagnostic imaging has greatly advanced health care in the last 30 years. With its use, doctors can accurately identify injuries, conditions, and diseases in their early stages. This is especially useful for conditions that are asymptomatic and do not display any symptoms. Because ... [Read More]
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What Is Nuclear Medicine?
Nuclear medicine harnesses a combination of computer technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and medicine. This specialty is the practice of using small amounts of radioactive materials that are either injected, inhaled, or swallowed in preparation of an imaging scan. This way, the ... [Read More]
What Can A Digital Mammography Detect?
Mammography is the standard diagnostic procedure used to detect and diagnose issues such as breast cancer. It produces a mammogram, which is an X-ray image of the breast. It is a crucial part of the diagnostic process for all issues with the breast. Diagnostic screening centers perform either ... [Read More]
Types of Diagnostic Imaging Scans
Diagnostic imaging is a medical imaging technique that is used by physicians to look inside your body for diagnostic purposes and to determine proper treatment. It is a noninvasive or minimally invasive methodology to view your internal tissues and organs. Radiologists are medical doctors who are ... [Read More]
Different Types of MRI’s
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technology that uses magnets, radio waves and a computer to produce images of internal organs and other structures. It is a test that doctors use to diagnose a plethora of health conditions. An MRI shouldn’t be confused with imaging that is produced via X-ray or ... [Read More]
How Does an MRI Detect Irregularities in Your Body?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) takes advantage of the body’s own natural magnetic field to recreate complex and detailed images of the organs in the body. When a patient is placed inside the MRI scanner and the magnets begin to move around, it causes the body’s natural hydrogen protons to align ... [Read More]
What is a PET Scan and What Does It Do?
Most people are familiar with CT scans and MRI scans. However, not many people know what a PET scan is. With this in mind, let’s take a look at what a PET scan is and what it’s used for. What is a PET Scan? A Positron Emission Tomography scan, or PET scan, is a type of imaging test that allows ... [Read More]
Use of Contrast Agents in Diagnostic Imaging
Body scans are extremely useful in diagnosing health conditions, but many work better with a contrast dye or other substance. If you ever had to have a CT scan, X-ray, or ultrasound, you may have been required to use a contrast agent. So, what are contrast agents and how are these substances used ... [Read More]
Intravascular Ultrasound
Current advances in medicine have vastly improved the prognosis for a lot of patients with cardiovascular diseases or blocked arteries. The key is early detection. An accurate diagnosis paves the way to more effective treatments. An intravascular ultrasound allows doctors to see inside the blood ... [Read More]
Coronary Catheterization for Heart Patients
Many of us have heard the term “catheter” before. But unless you’re in the medical field or have a friend or relative with a heart condition, few of us know what a coronary catheterization is. This is also often called a cardiac catheterization. Let’s take a look at what happens during the ... [Read More]