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cat scan

Medical; Radiology

A three dimensional x-ray of the inside of a body part, used by doctors to help diagnose a disease.

radiology

Medical; Radiology

Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging ...

radiographs

Medical; Radiology

Radiographs are produced by the transmission of x-rays through a patient to a capture device then converted into an image for diagnosis. The original and still common imaging ...

fluoroscopy

Medical; Radiology

Fluoroscopy is a special applications of X-ray imaging, in which a fluorescent screen and image intensifier tube is connected to a closed-circuit television system. This allows ...

interventional radiology

Medical; Radiology

Interventional radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR for vascular and interventional radiology) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are ...

angiography

Medical; Radiology

Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the ...

arteriography

Medical; Radiology

Arteriography or angiography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the ...