Medical Scans

Medical Scans Explained | NIH News in Health

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Medical scans help doctors diagnose everything from head trauma to foot pain. There are many different types of imaging technologies. Each works differently. Some types of imaging tests use radiation. Others use sound waves, radio waves, or magnets. Learning about how medical scans work can help you feel mo… See more

CT scan - Mayo Clinic

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A CT scan can be used to visualize nearly all parts of the body and is used to diagnose disease or injury as well as to plan medical, surgical or radiation treatment. A computerized …

6 Key Medical Scans and What They Should Cost - Health

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MRI - Mayo Clinic

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique that uses a magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues in your body. Most …

CT scan vs. MRI scan: What are the …

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Doctors order CT scans or MRI scans to help diagnose a wide range of medical conditions. Both types of scan have …

Understanding Medical Scans | National …

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Understanding Medical Scans is an app designed to help patients learn what to expect during a medical scan and how scans can help with both diagnosis and treatment. With question-based navigation, …

Dignity Health | Types of Scans and …

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An MRI can detect nerve injuries, tumors, brain injuries, stroke, or even the cause of a headache. There is no radiation involved in an MRI since it uses radio waves and magnetic fields to scan the …

The Truth About Whole-Body Scans - WebMD

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Scans for Health Checks While technologies vary, most of these high-tech checkups use computed tomography (CT) scans to examine your entire body or specific parts, such as …

Full-Body CT Scans - What You Need to Know | FDA

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CT is recognized as an invaluable medical tool for the diagnosis of disease, trauma, or abnormality in patients with signs or symptoms of disease. It's also used for planning, …

Types of Scans | CT Scans | MRI Scans | X-ray

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