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Is contrast needed to detect an abscess in the head?
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Is contrast needed to detect an abscess in the head?
Temporal Bone Scan
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What is the best scan to have to detect a superior canal dehiscience and can it be done without contrast?
What is mao cadial mass?
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What is mao cadial mass?
Can you have a MRI if you have a permanent retainer in your mouth?
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Can you have a MRI if you have a permanent retainer in your mouth?
Plastic tube to facilitate drain
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If a plastic tube is required to facilitate drainage, does the pus drain through the tube to some external bag or pouch...or does the tube actually serve as the collection device?
Airport body scan showed 3 white spots on my leg...
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Recent airport scan showed 3 white circles/spots on one leg? What would these spots be, or mean?
Is there an MRI Scan of the body or would I need to have the CT Scan?
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Is there an MRI Scan of the body or would I need to have the CT Scan?
I had a cta scan, and ultra sound said 70% blockage...What next?
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What do I do next? Can certain medication help?
What if there is a delay (approximately two hours) between the adenosine infusion and the time the stress images are taken?
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Will stress images be accurate or valid? Will a sufficient amount of adenosine still have an effect after two hours? I have small vessel disease (post cardiac cath) but I'm concerned about the accuracy of the extent of damage in the stress image.
Are yearly nuclear heart scans appropriate?
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Are yearly nuclear heart scans appropriate?

Is the information from a body scan worth the radiation?
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I have no medical issues in my family. Is the information gained with a body scan worth the radiation I will receive during the scan? I am 59 years old, male.
Does a body scan have to be prescribed by a Doctor?
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Heart disease and cancer run in my family, so I want a body scan to screen for potential problems. Does my primary care physician need to order a body scan for me, or can I schedule one on my own?
Can body scans be done with MRI?
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Or only CT scans?
My daughter wears braces will this affect her CT scan?
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Is a CT Scan affected by wearing braces like an MRI is? My daughter is having reoccurring headaches for several months (she is a 13 year brain tumor survivor) and last MRI was skewed due to braces.
Can heart scans predict heart attacks?
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What exact risk-factors or problems can heart scans identify, and can a heart scan predict if I’m going to have a heart attack?
What is the difference between a 64 Slice and a Heart Scan?
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I am confused about the difference between the heart scan and the 64 slice. Does the heart scan just tell how much calcium build up you have overall or can it detect blockages? I want to get one and I can't decide which one I should do.
How often should I get a heart scan?
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I am in my 50s but no family history of heart disease. How often should I get a scan?
Is the virtual colonoscopy accurate?
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I've heard that virtual colonoscopies aren’t as accurate as the traditional ones. Is this true, and what are some of the benefits and drawbacks of the virtual colonoscopy?
Can virtual colonoscopy diagnose colon cancer?
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Can this procedure diagnose colon cancer, or does a traditional colonoscopy need to be performed to confirm the diagnosis of a worrisome polyp or other concern identified initially by virtual colonoscopy?
Do I still have to cleanse before a virtual colonoscopy?
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Does a VC still require a colon cleanse?

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Child CT Scan (4 questions, 0 answers)
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CT Head Scan (16 questions, 10 answers)

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MRA SCAN (1 question, 0 answers)
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MRI Scan (20 questions, 3 answers)
Noninvasive Angiography (2 questions, 0 answers)
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