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Imaging in Medicine

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Radiology, also called diagnostic imaging, may be a series of varied tests that take pictures or images of various parts of the body. Many of those tests are unique therein they permit doctors to ascertain inside the body. A number of various imaging exams are often wont to provide this view, including X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, CT scan and PET scan.Radiologists interpret a broad spectrum of diagnostic tests including x-rays, ultrasound, bone mineral densitometry, fluoroscopy, mammography, medicine , CT and MRI. Radiology is important to the diagnosis of the many diseases, particularly cancer. Early diagnosis saves lives. Without diagnosis there are often no treatment, there are often no cure.In Ontario, every hour of each day, a mean of eight people are going to be diagnosed with some type of cancer and three will die from cancer. Doctors today cannot manage patients without diagnostic imaging. For many diseases, your general practitioner and emergency care physicians believe radiology test results to work out your diagnosis and therefore the course of your treatment.Radiologists are the physicians who specialize in interpreting the results of those imaging exams. Family physicians and other specialists address radiologists for consultation on the safest and best exam, and what the results mean for the patient and therefore the treatment options.In many cases, you'll not meet the radiologist who is functioning on your behalf. You can trust, however, that they need the knowledge and knowledge to assist you and your doctor make informed decisions about your health care.

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