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Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic imaging lets doctors look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A variety of machines and techniques can create pictures of the structures and activities inside your body. The type of imaging your doctor uses depends on your symptoms and the part of your body being examined. They include:

Many imaging tests are painless and easy. Some require you to stay still for a long time inside a machine. This can be uncomfortable. Certain tests involve exposure to a small amount of radiation.

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  1. Diagnostic Imaging (National Library of Medicine)  
    Diagnostic imaging lets doctors look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A variety of machines ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/diagnosticimaging.html - Health Topics
  2. Articles about Diagnostic Imaging | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Diagnostic Imaging Featured Articles : Diagnostic Imaging May 20, 2020 How a tablet computer and mobile van are improving cancer detection Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., of ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/topic/diagnostic-imaging - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Diagnosing and Monitoring IBD (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America)  
    Ulcerative Colitis/Diagnosis and Tests ... Ulcerative Colitis ... Crohn's Disease/Diagnosis and Tests ... Crohn's Disease ... Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
    https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/...chure-final-rev062518.pdf - External Health Links
  4. Imaging and radiology 
    ... or heart disease The most common types of diagnostic radiology exams ... and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) Mammography Nuclear ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007451.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Brain Tumors/Start Here ... Brain Tumors ... Benign Tumors/Specifics ... Benign Tumors ... Spinal Cord Diseases/Start Here ... Spinal Cord Diseases ... National Institute of Neurological ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/brain-and-spinal-cord-tumors - External Health Links
  6. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (Bureau of Labor Statistics)  
    Health Occupations/Specifics ... Health Occupations ... Bureau of Labor Statistics ... Diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians ...
    https://www.bls.gov/.../Diagnostic-medical-sonographers.htm - External Health Links
  7. Lung gallium scan 
    ... MG, Chen JW, Weissleder R, eds. Primer of Diagnostic Imaging . 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019:chap 1. Jokerst CE, Gotway MB. Thoracic radiology: noninvasive diagnostic imaging. In: Broaddus VC, Ernst JD, King TE, et ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003824.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Radiation Exposure from Medical Exams and Procedures (Health Physics Society) - PDF  
    Nuclear Scans/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Nuclear Scans ... Radiation Exposure/Specifics ... Radiation Exposure ... Health Physics Society ... PDF
    https://hps.org/documents/Medical_Exposures_Fact_Sheet.pdf - External Health Links
  9. Abdominal and Pelvic CT (Computed Tomography) Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... CT) of the abdomen and pelvis is a diagnostic imaging test. There are many indications for a CT ... as a CT or CAT scan, is a diagnostic medical imaging test. Like traditional x-rays, it produces multiple ...
    https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/abdominct - Videos
  10. Travelers' Health: Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Deep Vein Thrombosis/Related Issues ... Deep Vein Thrombosis ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Information about how to order the U.S. government publication ...
    https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/...deep-vein-thrombosis-and-pulmonary-embolism - External Health Links
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