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… Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results What Affects the Test Test Overview Single photon-emission computed tomography …
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… HIDA Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A HIDA scan is an imaging test that checks how your gallbladder is working. The …
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… Mental Health Assessment On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A mental health assessment gives your doctor a … family and friends. Sometimes the assessment includes lab tests, such as blood or urine tests. A mental health …
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… Thyroid Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A thyroid scan uses a radioactive tracer and a … three different angles. The radioactive tracer used in this test is either iodine or technetium. A radioactive iodine …
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… Voiding Cystourethrogram On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A voiding cystourethrogram (say "sis-toh-you-REE-throh-gram") is a test that is done to see if there are problems with the …
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… Coronary Calcium Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Coronary calcium scans use a special X-ray test called computed tomography (CT) to check for the …
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… Sedimentation Rate (Sed Rate) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview The sedimentation rate (sed rate) blood test measures how quickly red blood cells (erythrocytes) …
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… Cardiac Blood Pool Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A cardiac blood pool scan shows how well your … is pumping blood to the rest of your body. During this test, a small amount of a radioactive substance called a …
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… Computed Tomography (CT) Angiogram On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A computed tomography angiogram (CT angiogram) is a test that uses X-rays to provide detailed pictures of the …
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… Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose Spiral CT Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Screening tests help your doctor look for a problem before you have …
