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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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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 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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Hysterosalpingography – Indications, Procedure, Results
Hysterosalpingography is a special x-ray using dye to look at the womb (uterus) and fallopian tubes. How the Test is Performed This test is…
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Intravenous Pyelogram – Indications, Procedures, Results
Excretory urography; IVP An intravenous pyelogram (IVP) is a special x-ray exam of the kidneys, bladder, and ureters (the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys…
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Joint x-ray – Indications, Procedures, Results
X-ray - joint; Arthrography; Arthrogram This test is an x-ray of a knee, shoulder, hip, wrist, ankle, or another joint. How the Test is…
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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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Lumbosacral spine x-ray – Indications, Procedures, Results
X-ray - lumbosacral spine; X-ray - lower spine A lumbosacral spine x-ray is a picture of the small bones (vertebrae) in the lower part of the…
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Lymphangiogram – Indications, Procedures, Results
Lymphography; Lymphangiography A lymphangiogram is a special x-ray of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels. Lymph nodes produce white blood cells (lymphocytes) that help…
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Mammography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Mammography; Breast cancer - mammography; Breast cancer - screening mammography; Breast lump - mammogram; Breast tomosynthesis A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breasts. It…
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Mesenteric angiography – Indications, Procedure, Result
Mesenteric angiography is a test used took look at the blood vessels that supply the small and large intestines. Angiography is an imaging test…
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Myelogram – Indications, Procedure, Result
A myelogram is a diagnostic imaging test generally done by a radiologist. It uses a contrast dye and X-rays or computed tomography (CT) to…
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Neck x-ray – Indications, Procedures, Results
X-ray - neck; Cervical spine x-ray; Lateral neck x-ray A neck x-ray is an imaging test to look at cervical vertebrae. These are the…
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Orbit CT scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CT scan - orbital; Eye CT scan; Computed tomography scan - orbit A computed tomography (CT) scan of the orbit is an imaging method.…
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Orbit CT scan – Indications, Procedures, Results
CT scan - orbital; Eye CT scan; Computed tomography scan - orbit A computed tomography (CT) scan of the orbit is an imaging method.…
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Paranasal Sinus Radiography Test – Indications, Procedures
Paranasal sinus radiography; X-ray - sinuses A sinus x-ray is an imaging test to look at the sinuses. These are the air-filled spaces in the front…
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PBD-Precutaneous Biliary Drainage
Cholangiogram - PTCA; PTC; PBD-Precutaneous Biliary drainage A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is an x-ray of the bile ducts. These are the tubes that…
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Pelvis x-ray – Indications, Procedures, Results
X-ray - pelvis A pelvis x-ray is a picture of the bones around both hips. The pelvis connects the legs to the body. How the…
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Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram
PTCA; Cholangiogram - PTCA; PTC; PBD-Percutaneous Biliary drainage A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is an x-ray of the bile ducts. These are the tubes…
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Ptyalography/Sialography Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
A sialography is an x-ray test using contrast (x-ray dye) to look in detail at the salivary ducts and glands, most commonly the chronic…
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Pulmonary Angiography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Pulmonary arteriography; Pulmonary angiogram; Angiogram of the lungs Pulmonary angiography is a test to see how blood flows through the lung. Angiography is an…
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Pyelogram – Indications, Procedures, Results
Intravenous pyelography (IVP), or intravenous urography, is a diagnostic test that involves the administration of intravenous contrast and X-ray imaging of the urinary tract.…
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Renal Artery Stenosis Arteriography – Indications, Procedures
Renal artery stenosis - arteriography Renal arteriography is a special x-ray of the blood vessels of the kidneys. The gold standard for diagnosis of…
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Renal Vein Thrombosis Venography – Indications, Procedures
Renal vein thrombosis - venogram A renal venogram is a test to look at the veins in the kidney. It uses x-rays and a special dye…
