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What is MRI?
MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It's a non-invasive, revolutionary process that enables doctors to "see" inside your body, without surgery and without the radiation that is used in x-rays and CT scans.
Diagnostic-quality MR images provide highly accurate information to your physician, who is then able to prescribe the appropriate treatment.
The level of detail an MRI ... Read more
What is Computed Tomography (CT) ?
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan is one of the safest and most reliable examination methods available today. It is fast, uncomplicated, and completely painless. CT works with X-Ray systems that rotate around the body, taking cross-section pictures. CT builds up images of internal body structures and organs by scanning a series of slices that are later assembled with a computer imagining ... Read more
What is Ultrasound?
Ultrasound is a diagnostic medical procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce dynamic visual images of organs, tissues or blood flow inside the body. The high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes recorded. This type of procedure is often referred to as a sonogram or ultrasound scan.
In obstetrics ultrasound is used to study the ... Read more
What is Bone Densitometry?
Bone density scanning, also called dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) or bone densitometry, is an enhanced form of x-ray technology that is used to measure bone loss. DXA is today's established standard for measuring bone mineral density (BMD).
DXA is most often used to diagnose osteoporosis, a condition that often affects women after menopause but may also be found in men. ... Read more
