Category: CT

Back Pain in the Picture: Which Imaging Scans Can Help With Diagnosis?

Back Pain in the Picture: Which Imaging Scans Can Help Find a Diagnosis? Your busy life makes it easy to put your nagging back pain on the back burner. Sometimes, symptoms go away...

October 21, 2022 – 4 min read

Types of Mammograms and Other Breast Imaging Scans, Explained

Types of Mammograms and Other Breast Imaging Scans, Explained Breast imaging can detect breast cancer and track changes in your breasts over time, which helps doctors spot abnormalities and diagnose the disease in...

October 21, 2022 – 5 min read

When Do You Need a Prostate MRI?

When Does a Doctor Order a Prostate MRI? According to the National Cancer Institute, over 12% of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetimes. Doctors may include a variety of...

July 28, 2022 – 2 min read
A medical provider handing a doctor's order to a patient, used to explain why it's important to visit an imaging center

Have Doctor’s Orders for Imaging? Visit an Imaging Center

Have Doctor’s Orders for Imaging? Visit an Imaging Center If you have had an injury or are experiencing unexplained or chronic pain, a prompt, accurate diagnosis is essential. Your doctor might order diagnostic...

July 28, 2022 – 2 min read

How Imaging Can Help Relieve Aches and Pains

How Imaging Can Help Relieve Aches and Pains When you have aches and pains in your back or another part of your body, it can affect your daily life and prevent you from...

May 11, 2022 – 3 min read
Woman clutching her neck while making a face like she is in pain with a red area colored on the image, used to explain neck pain and tech neck

Tech Neck Woes

How Imaging Can Correct Tech Neck Woes Whether you’ve heard of tech neck (sometimes called text neck) or not, the neck pain caused by staring down at devices like smartphones is on the...

April 26, 2022 – 3 min read
Example of diagnostic imaging scan with a provider and patient

Why Get Diagnostic Imaging at American Health Imaging?

Why Get Diagnostic Imaging at American Health Imaging? When you need diagnostic imaging, such as an MRI or CT scan, you might think that you have to go to a hospital for your...

April 26, 2022 – 3 min read

What a Chest CT Scan Can Reveal About Your Lungs

What a Chest CT Scan Can Reveal About Your Lungs A chest CT scan is a detailed imaging study created from multiple X-ray images taken from different angles around your upper body. When...

November 9, 2021 – 3 min read

What Causes Blood Clots?

What Causes Blood Clots? Smoking Is a Major Factor You probably know the basics about blood clots and how they endanger your health. But what causes blood clots, and could you be putting...

November 8, 2021 – 4 min read