Category: Ultrasound

Living Safely with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Living Safely with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm The aorta carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Age, smoking and other factors can weaken the aortic wall, resulting in a balloon-like...

November 8, 2021 – 3 min read

Imaging Measures Internal Signs of ‘Silent’ Liver Disease

Imaging Measures Internal Signs of ‘Silent’ Liver Disease The liver plays multiple roles in everyday bodily function. It affects digestion, metabolism, blood clotting and hormone production, among other critical processes. Yet liver disease...

November 8, 2021 – 4 min read

How Gallbladder Stone Pain Differs From Kidney Stone Pain

How Gallbladder Stone Pain Differs From Kidney Stone Pain Gallbladder stone pain can be easy to mistake for kidney stone pain. That’s because both conditions can cause stomach discomfort and share other symptoms....

September 20, 2021 – 4 min read

Imaging Tests for Crohn’s Disease

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)...

August 30, 2021 – 3 min read

MRI With Pacemaker: Is It Safe?

An MRI With a 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...

August 30, 2021 – 4 min read

Accelerated Breast MRI for Breast Implants

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...

August 30, 2021 – 3 min read

Understanding Renal Ultrasounds

Understanding Renal Ultrasounds The kidneys are powerful organs that are essential to your health. When something goes wrong, a renal ultrasound, or kidney ultrasound, is a vital tool in the detection and diagnosis...

May 4, 2021 – 2 min read

Are X-rays or Imaging Tests Safe During Pregnancy?

Are X-rays or Imaging Tests Safe During Pregnancy? Amid pregnancy, life goes on—which means that sometimes you may experience illnesses or injuries that require medical attention and possibly imaging exams. Because imaging tests...

March 25, 2021 – 2 min read

Assessing Risk and Detecting Cancer Early

Assessing Risk and Detecting Cancer Early It’s a fact of life that not everyone is at the same risk of developing cancer. While unhealthy lifestyle choices like smoking or heavy drinking can increase...

October 21, 2020 – 2 min read

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