Guidelines for the Use of CT and MRI During Pregnancy and Lactation The increasing use of imaging in the population will inevitably result in an increase in requests for imaging in women who are ...

DXA scanner Image of spine DXA Technologist Lori Chan Thomas Link, MD, PhD Jan: Osteoporosis Patient Story Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) is a scan that is used to determine the ...

Pulsatile Tinnitus (PT) is a symptom that affects nearly five million Americans. The sensation of hearing a rhythmic noise, such as a heartbeat, swooshing or whooshing, from no external source, is, at ...

Myelography is an imaging examination that shows the passage of contrast material in the space around the spinal cord (the subarachnoid space) using a real-time form of x-ray called fluoroscopy, in ...

The UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging in San Francisco, California has been an international leader in imaging for over 100 years.

Magnetic Field Risk The static magnetic field of the MRI system is exceptionally strong. A 1.5 T magnet generates a magnetic that is approximately 21,000 greater than the earth's natural field. In ...

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s is complex. With no single test currently available, diagnosis is based on an individual’s history, physical examination, and cognitive testing. Amyloid PET imaging represents a ...

Thomas M. Link, MD, PhD, is Chief of the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section and Clinical Director of the Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research (MQIR) Group in the Department of Radiology and ...

MRI magnets have superconducting coil windings, which require very low temperatures (4K) that are achieved by bathing the coils in liquid helium. Quenching is the process whereby there is a rise in ...

Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a diagnostic examination that involves getting images of the body based on the detection of radiation from the emission of ...

Osteoid Osteoma Treated with Minimally Invasive Technique of Radiofrequency Ablation Osteoid osteoma is a benign tumor of the bone. This tumor is most frequently found in the legs but may occur also ...

John Mongan, MD, PhD, is the Associate Chair for Translational Informatics and Professor of Clinical Radiology (Abdominal Imaging and Ultrasound section) in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical ...