Category: MRI

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

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 rise. A 2019 study found that around...

April 26, 2022 – 3 min read
A stock image of someone grabbing their lower back with their hands with color elements added in editing that are used to explain severe back pain

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

How Lower Spine Pain Gets Worse During the Holidays

Back pain can have many different causes, and it affects people of all ages. Spine pain can feel like anything from a constant ache to sudden, sharp pains. Sometimes back pain comes from...

November 9, 2021 – 4 min read

Understanding Cancer of the Breast Milk Ducts

When you think about breast cancer, you probably think about cancer affecting the breast tissue. But you may not be as familiar with cancer of the breast milk ducts, also known as ductal...

November 8, 2021 – 3 min read

Early Signs of Dementia

10 Early Signs of Dementia: Do You Have Them? Forgetfulness is common as we age. But serious or unusual memory loss is an early sign of dementia. With cognitive decline, it can be...

September 20, 2021 – 4 min read

How Arthritis of the Spine Affects Your Health

Approximately a quarter of all American adults have arthritis. When it settles into the spinal cord, arthritis causes all sorts of problems. Let arthritis of the spine progress, and it can really cramp...

September 20, 2021 – 4 min read

Imaging Tests for Crohn’s Disease

It can be hard to diagnose Crohn’s disease. Its symptoms mimic many other conditions of the digestive system, including bacterial infection and colitis. If you’re having gastrointestinal (GI) issues, your physician may order...

August 30, 2021 – 3 min read

MRI With Pacemaker: Is It Safe?

For years, combining an MRI with a pacemaker was unthinkable. It wasn’t even an option. The risk was too great, regardless of whether a traditional or stand-up MRI machine was used. However, science...

August 30, 2021 – 3 min read

Accelerated Breast MRI for Breast Implants

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends regular screening for all women with silicone gel breast implants, whether those implants were for breast augmentation or reconstructive surgery. Breast implants are resilient and...

August 30, 2021 – 3 min read