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… Kidney 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 kidney scan is a nuclear scanning test that is done to check kidney function or appearance. …
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… Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave …
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… Salivary Gland 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 salivary gland scan uses a special camera … you may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of feeding. The radioactive …
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… Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound 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 and parathyroid ultrasound is a type of imaging test. It checks the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands . A …
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… Breast Ultrasound On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A breast ultrasound uses sound waves to make a … can add important information to the results of other tests, such as a mammogram or magnetic resonance imaging …
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… Bone 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 bone scan is a test that can find damage to the bones, find cancer that has …
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… Stress Echocardiogram On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How to Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview An echocardiogram (also called an echo) uses … monitor many different heart diseases. For example, this test may be done to: Check for coronary artery disease, …
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… Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine On this page: Test Overview Health Tools Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview An MRI is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave …
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… Angiogram of the Lung On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview An angiogram of the lung is an X-ray test that uses a special dye and camera ( fluoroscopy ) to …
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… Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body 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 (CT) scan uses X-rays to … pictures of structures inside of the body. During the test, you will lie on a table that is attached to the CT …
