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New type of cardiac stress test available at Springfield hospital
This month, Mercy Springfield introduced a new machine that combines the chemical portion of a stress test with a CT scan. The Cardiac PET-CT scan allows doctors to get a more accurate reading of ...
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Imaging the Heart: The New Frontier
In the past, such symptoms might mean a treadmill stress test or a cardiac catheterization to diagnose the problem. That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI ...
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When to question CT scans and X-rays
When you might need a CT scan: An imaging test might be appropriate if you have an abnormal neurological exam or your doctor can't diagnose your headache based on your symptoms and an exam.
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O-36 Stress injury detection with TC-99m MDP bone scan in recreational athletes with calf pain; contribution of SPECT/CT
Our aim in this study was to evaluate stress injury type with bone scan, relation of exercise duration per week and contribution of SPECT/CT in recreational athletes with calf pain. Methods One ...
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Dissociation between back pain and bone stress reaction as measured by CT scan in young cricket fast bowlers
Objective: To determine whether there was an association between back pain and bone stress reaction as measured by computed tomography (CT) scan in young cricket fast bowlers. Methods: Ten young ...