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 ...

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 ...

HIFU stands for "High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound." It is also known as MRgFUS (MRI-guided focused ultrasound) and FUS (focused ultrasound). HIFU is an innovative, non-invasive treatment for a wide ...

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 ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability in the US, with knee OA accounting for more than 80 percent of the total disease burden. It is estimated that knee OA affects up ...

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 ...

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Contrast agents help radiologists see some details on scans that are not visible otherwise. Here’s how we ensure safety while using MRI and CT contrast.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...