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How Is Medical Imaging Used to Diagnose Broken Bones?

Midstate Radiology Associates

While broken bones are common injuries experienced across all ages, older individuals are at higher risk. Bones become more fragile and porous with age, so less force is needed to break their structure. Medical imaging is used to help diagnose these injuries, so doctors can propose appropriate treatment plans.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Leading Imaging Modality Because of its Diagnostic Versatility

Associates in Medical Imaging

Hospitals and medical practices of all sizes, no matter their target demographic or geographical location, often struggle to ensure their patients have access to all of the essential imaging modalities necessary to diagnose a wide variety of medical conditions. The answer to many of these questions could be just one—MRI.

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Imaging Tests for Cancer

Capitol Imaging Services

Doctors use imaging tests to see inside a patient’s body and diagnose their illnesses and injuries. There are many different types of imaging tests, each with their own method of generating a photo of the inside of the human body. A doctor will often use a diagnostic imaging test to check patients for signs of cancer.