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Recommended
Web Sites
 Interactive
Health Tutorials - These interactive videos
are from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated
graphics each tutorial explains the subject in easy-to-read
language. You can also listen to the tutorial. A number
of topics concerning diagnostic imaging can be located
by browsing through the list. Note: These tutorials
require a special Flash plug-in, version 4 or above.
If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to obtain
a free download of the software before you start the
tutorial.
MayoClinic:
Computerized Tomography - MayoClinic.com
gives you access to the experience and knowledge
of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists
of the Mayo Clinic. Basic information on this X-ray
technique can be found here. Additional topics
include:
National
Institutes of Health Clinical Center: Procedures/
Diagnostic Tests - Even though the
information at this site is specifically for
patients participating in clinical research protocols
at the National Institutes of Health, one will
still find the descriptions on a number of procedures
useful. Much of this site can also be viewed
in Spanish.
The links at this site are in PDF format and
require an Adobe
Acrobat Reader for viewing.
What
is Nuclear Medicine? -
Find out more about how small amounts of radiation
are used to find illnesses at this site.
Doses from Medical Radiation Sources - Did you ever wonder how much radiation different tests give off? If so, check here to find out.
MEDLINEplus: Diagnostic
Imaging - Developed by the National Library
of Medicine, this consumer health site directs
the user to selected online resources on many
common diseases and conditions, as well as all
sorts of diagnostic tests. You might also want
to see:
MEDLINEplus:
CT Scans
MEDLINEplus:
MRI Scans
MEDLINEplus: Nuclear Scans
MEDLINEplus: Radiation Exposure
MEDLINEplus: Ultrasound
MEDLINEplus:
X-Rays
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration Center for Diseases
and Radiological Health: Index of Consumer Topics -
This government site provides documents on topics
such as mammography, MRI, ultrasound, and CT
scans. One can search by word or by browsing
through and alphabetical list.
What
You Need to Know About Contrast Agents - The
American Society of Radiologic Technologists publish
this information about the substances used to increase
what can be seen during medical tests.
What You Need to Know about Tracing the X-Ray Trail- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists also offers this information on what happens after a radiologic test has been done.
X-rays, CT Scans and MRIs - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides this information.
Here are descriptions of some common diagnostic tests,
and the organization who provides the explanation:
Arthroscopy -
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Brain
Imaging - The Epilepsy Foundation.
Cancer
Imaging - National Cancer Institute.
Chest
X-Rays - The Mayo Clinic.
Colonoscopy -
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases.
CT
Scan - The Mayo Clinic.
Dental
X-Rays - The Academy of General Dentistry.
Diagnostic
Laparoscopy - Society of American Gastrointestinal
and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Imaging
of the Urinary Tract - National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Test (MRI) - The Cleveland
Clinic.
Mammograms -
National Cancer Institute.
Mammograms
and Breast Cancer - The Food and Drug Administration.
Nuclear
Imaging Test - The Cleveland Clinic.
Positron
Emission Tomography (PET Scan) - American College
of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America.
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