A DEXA (DXA) scan is a type of imaging test that measures bone density, which helps to determine a person’s risk for osteoporosis and other bone-related conditions.
The test uses a small amount of X-ray radiation to take detailed images of the bones in the body, typically the hip and spine.
Ultrasound is a diagnostic procedure used to get clear pictures of internal body structures and diagnose abnormalities. It is a painless procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to get the images of the internal body organs.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound is a special type of ultrasound that allows seeing the joints, muscles, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels in the vicinity of joints.
It helps to diagnose muscle sprains, muscle tears, arthritis, nerve issues, and other conditions related to the musculoskeletal system.
Medicine is an ever-evolving field; changes in medical practice can be made due to advances in technology, new knowledge, or even, as we have observed with the COVID-19 virus, in response to evolving pathogens or medical conditions.
Your doctor is sending your for an ultrasound. You have your referral, you’ve called Accurate Imaging Diagnostics to set up an appointment, and that’s it…right? For the most part, yes.
But, for some ultrasounds you may be required to prepare.
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (tUS) has recently been gaining popularity as a means to modulate brain circuits.
It has a wide variety of clinical and neuroscience applications, while other options for brain stimulation are limited.
In 1895, a German professor named Wilhelm Conrad Röentgen made an incredible discovery… by accident. His discovery is now widely used to help us understand things from DNA to outer space. More commonly seen in medical science, the X-Ray has become an irreplaceable scientific discovery – and was even voted so in 2009. A lot […]
A new optical ultrasound needle developed by researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is allowing soft tissues inside the patient to be imaged in real-time. The team has been developing this technology in a clinical setting for over four years. Keyhole surgery? Minimally invasive surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a surgical […]
A research team led by the Stanford University School of Medicine has confirmed the safety of intravenously-administered microbubbles for ultrasound-guided cancer detection, resulting in optimism for a future of greater diagnostic precision with fewer unnecessary biopsies. The novel study led by Jurgen Willmann MD, a professor of radiology at Stanford, was published online in the Journal […]
The increased awareness of breast cancer is an indication that public health awareness campaigns are indeed educating the masses on the risks and early detection and treatment options for the disease. However, it is unfortunate that some messages do not receive adequate attention. Detecting breast cancer One of these messages is that sometimes, an ultrasound […]