Traditional mammography uses low-dose X-rays that pass through breast tissue onto photographic film. Digital mammography also uses low-dose X-rays with the output read digitally on a computer. Digital mammography's advantages include images that...
You can have an idea of your prostate health by tracking your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels? Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland. Anything wrong with your prostate can send the gland...
Mammography is the only exam as of 2010 approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to screen women with no signs of disease for breast cancer. Mammography uses low dose X-ray imaging to examine breasts and their surrounding tissue. On these...
The rotator cuff is a group of muscles in the shoulder that work together and is composed of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint and depends on the rotator cuff to stabilize the...
Mammograms are a type of breast cancer screening test using low doses of radiation. These tests are important for detecting changes in breast tissue that may signal cancer, although there are some risks and disadvantages to the procedure. A woman...
Angiography is a procedure in which specialized imaging techniques help to analyze the flow of blood through blood vessels. A dye that is visible by x-ray, called contrast dye, is injected into the catheter, and x-rays are used to visualize blood...
