Diagnostic Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology is a branch of medicine that uses imaging technology to diagnose a disease - as opposed to interventional radiology which often times serves as therapeutic radiology.

Radiology department - a patient getting a test

Branches of radiology

Radiology may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. Physicians who specialize in radiology are called radiologists.

Diagnostic radiology

Diagnostic radiology helps health care providers see structures inside your body.

Radiology Office - Belize City Hospital, X-Ray Dept, 1975

Diagnostic radiologists

Physicians that specialize in the interpretation of these images are called diagnostic radiologists.

Common diagnostic radiology tests

• Computed tomography (CT scan), also known as a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan, including CT angiography
• Fluoroscopy, including upper GI and barium enema
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
• Mammography
• Nuclear medicine, which includes such tests as a bone scan, thyroid scan, and thallium cardiac stress test
• X-rays, which includes chest x-ray
• Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging, PET scan, or PET-CT when it is combined with CT
• Ultrasound
• Doppler

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