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… Ultrasound On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How to Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview An ultrasound is a type of imaging test that uses sound waves. It takes pictures of the organs …
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… Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Abdomen 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 done with a large machine that uses a magnetic field …
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… Cystoscopy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A cystoscopy is a procedure that lets a doctor … blockages in the urinary tract. Remove tissue samples for testing (biopsy). Remove a foreign object. Insert a stent . …
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… Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) test checks the tubes (ducts) that drain the liver , …
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… Testicular 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 testicular ultrasound (sonogram) is a test …
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… Cystometry On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Cystometry is a test that measures the pressure inside of the bladder to see …
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… Liver and Spleen 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 liver and spleen scan is a nuclear scan that … 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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… Ophthalmoscopy On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Ophthalmoscopy (also called fundoscopy) is a test that lets a doctor see inside the back of the eye , …
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… Sputum Culture On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview Sputum is a thick fluid made in the lungs and … in the airways leading to the lungs. A sputum culture is a test to find germs (such as bacteria or a fungus ) that can …
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… Tomography (CT) Scan of the Head and Face 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 make pictures of the head and face. During the test, you will lie on a table that is attached to the CT …
