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Gallbladder Radionuclide Scan Test
Radionuclide - gallbladder; Gallbladder scan; Biliary scan; Cholescintigraphy: HIDA; Hepatobiliary nuclear imaging scan A gallbladder radionuclide scan is a test that uses radioactive material…
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Gallium Lung Scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Gallium 67 lung scan; Lung scan; Gallium scan - lung; Scan - lung Lung gallium scan is a type of nuclear scan that uses radioactive gallium to…
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Head CT Scan – Indications, Procedure, Results
A head computed tomography (CT) scan uses many x-rays to create pictures of the head, including the skull, brain, eye sockets, and sinuses. How the Test…
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Head MRI – Indications, Procedure, Results
A head MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an imaging test that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the brain and…
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Heart CT scan – Indications, Procedure, Result
A computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create detailed pictures of the heart and its…
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Heart CT scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CAT scan - heart; Computed axial tomography scan - heart; Computed tomography scan - heart; Calcium scoring; Multi-detector CT scan - heart; Electron beam…
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Heart MRI – Indications, Procedure, Results
Heart magnetic resonance imaging is an imaging method that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the heart. It does not use radiation…
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Indium-labelled WBC scan – Indications, Procedure, Results
Radioactive abscess scan looks for abscesses in the body using radioactive material. An abscess occurs when pus collects due to an infection. How the Test…
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Indium-labelled WBC scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Radioactive abscess scan; Abscess scan; Indium scan; Indium-labelled white blood cell scan A radioactive abscess scan looks for abscesses in the body using radioactive…
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Knee CT scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CAT scan - knee; Computed axial tomography scan - knee; Computed tomography scan - knee A computed tomography (CT) scan of the knee is…
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Knee MRI scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
MRI - knee A knee MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan uses energy from strong magnets to create pictures of the knee joint and muscles…
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Leg CT scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CAT scan - leg; Computed axial tomography scan - leg; Computed tomography scan - leg; CT scan - leg A computed tomography (CT) scan…
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Leg MRI scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
MRI - lower extremity; Magnetic resonance imaging - leg; Magnetic resonance imaging - lower extremity; MRI - ankle; Magnetic resonance imaging - ankle; MRI…
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Liver scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Technetium scan; Liver technetium sulfur colloid scan; Liver-spleen radionuclide scan; Nuclear scan - technetium; Nuclear scan - liver or spleen A liver scan uses…
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Liver scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Technetium scan; Liver technetium sulfur colloid scan; Liver-spleen radionuclide scan; Nuclear scan - technetium; Nuclear scan - liver or spleen A liver scan uses…
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Lumbar MRI scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Magnetic resonance imaging - lumbar spine; MRI - lower back A lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uses energy from strong magnets to create…
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Lumbar MRI scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Magnetic resonance imaging - lumbar spine; MRI - lower back A lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uses energy from strong magnets to create…
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Lumbar spine CT scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CAT scan - lumbar spine; Computed axial tomography scan - lumbar spine; Computed tomography scan - lumbar spine; CT - lower back A computed…
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Lumbosacral Spine CT – Indications, Procedures, Results
Spinal CT; CT - lumbosacral spine; Low back pain - CT; LBP - CT A lumbosacral spine CT is a computed tomography scan of the lower…
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Lung PET scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
A lung positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for diseases in the…
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Lung ventilation/perfusion scan – Indications, Procedures
Lung ventilation/perfusion scan; Pulmonary embolism - V/Q scan; PE- V/Q scan; Blood clot - V/Q scan A pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan involves two nuclear scan tests to…
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Magnetic resonance angiography – Indications, Procedures, Results
MRA; Angiography - magnetic resonance Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an MRI exam of the blood vessels. Unlike traditional angiography which involves placing a tube…
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) –
MRA; Angiography - magnetic resonance Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an MRI exam of the blood vessels. Unlike traditional angiography which involves placing a tube…
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MIBG scintiscan – Indications, Procedures, Results
Adrenal medullary imaging; Meta-iodobenzylguanidine scintiscan; Pheochromocytoma - MIBG; Neuroblastoma - MIBG; Carcinoid MIBG An MIBG scintiscan is a type of imaging test. It uses…
