Category: Imaging Scans

Golf Injuries: How Medical Imaging Can Help

If you’re an avid golfer, nothing is more frustrating than having an injury that keeps you off the greens. Many golf injuries happen over time due to overuse of specific muscles, while some...

July 28, 2022 – 3 min read
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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 may order diagnostic imaging to help determine the cause of your pain...

July 28, 2022 – 2 min read

When Do You Need Imaging for Severe Neck Pain?

For most people, neck pain typically lasts for a few hours or days and can be treated at home. However, when you have severe neck pain that goes on for months or years,...

June 28, 2022 – 2 min read

Relieving Joint Pain: Options to Help You Move Forward

Relieving Joint Pain: Options to Help You Move Forward Every time you walk, run, lift or bend, you have your joints to thank. However, gratitude can give way to frustration when a painful...

June 28, 2022 – 3 min read

Female Infertility and Imaging: 3 Facts to Know

If you want to have a baby, it’s natural to have concerns about anything that could affect your chances of getting pregnant. Fortunately, that doesn’t include routine diagnostic imaging scans, such as X-ray...

May 11, 2022 – 3 min read

The Women’s Imaging Scans You Need

It’s a fact: One in eight women in the U.S. will get breast cancer during her lifetime. Preventive screenings like mammograms can help detect cancer early while it is more easily treatable, but...

May 11, 2022 – 3 min read
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Severe Back Pain: Can Imaging Help?

It’s been days, weeks or months. Day after day, it just won’t stop. It’s severe back pain. It takes root in your lower back, upper back or the base of your spine. It...

April 26, 2022 – 3 min read

Chest CT Scan for Your Heart: Who Benefits the Most?

A CT scan uses X-rays to take multiple cross-sectional images of the body. A computer then combines those images to create a clear, 3D view of the internal organs. CT scans can help...

March 23, 2022 – 2 min read

Cardiac Calcium Scoring: An Affordable Heart Snapshot

Every day, your heart pushes blood throughout your body, and you rarely pay attention to it. But you should. Because if your heart is at risk due to blockages, so is your life....

March 23, 2022 – 2 min read