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What to expect at your first ultrasound (and when to book it)

Discovering you are pregnant is a significant moment. While it is exciting, it is normal to feel a mix of emotions, including ...
Medscape

First Scan for Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis: X-rays, MRI, or CT?

BARCELONA, Spain — Data from a prospective imaging study question the use of x-ray radiography first in the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a practice ...
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Let's be clear: Can a DEXA scan actually detect cancer?

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.
Time

A Full-Body MRI Scan Could Save Your Life. Or Ruin It

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when ...
NBC DFW

World's First 4D Scan of Long COVID Lungs Changes How Doctors Diagnose and Treat Longhaulers

For most of the 97 million Americans who have had COVID, it’s a few days of aches, pains, and fatigue. But for some, the symptoms just don’t go away -- they are called COVID long haulers. And now, the ...
WebMD

What Is a Gallium Scan?

A gallium scan is a type of imaging test used in medicine to diagnose infections, inflammation, and certain cancers. They are commonly done when you have a fever that your doctor cannot find a cause ...
Medindia

Could First-Trimester Scans Offer Insights to Fetal Defects?

Thorough anatomical scan during first-trimester provides detailed understanding about the fetal issues and allow doctors to detect congenital defects, particularly in spinal cord, heart, or limbs. The ...