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.
Branches of radiology[edit | edit source]
Radiology may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. Physicians who specialize in radiology are called radiologists.
Diagnostic radiology[edit | edit source]
Diagnostic radiology helps health care providers see structures inside your body.
Diagnostic radiologists[edit | edit source]
Physicians that specialize in the interpretation of these images are called diagnostic radiologists.
Common diagnostic radiology tests[edit | edit source]
- 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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