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Oct 28

Hip Pain in Active Adults: What MRI and X-ray Reveal

Here is a test you can do right now. Stand up and point with one finger to exactly where your hip hurts. Not a vague wave at the whole side ...

Oct 22

Wrist and Elbow Injuries: Imaging Sprains, Fractures and Tennis Elbow

You slipped on black ice at the end of the driveway, threw a hand down to catch yourself, and got up more embarrassed than hurt. That was ten days ago. ...

Oct 19

Do You Qualify for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetic Testing?

The intake form at the front desk asks whether anyone in your family has had breast cancer, and suddenly you are doing math in a waiting room chair. Your aunt ...

Oct 13

High School Football Injuries: When Your Athlete Needs Imaging

The metal bleachers are about forty degrees, you have a blanket over your knees and a thermos going cold beside you, and your kid just got rolled up on near ...

Oct 10

Breast MRI: Who It Is For and What It Shows

The mammogram report used a phrase you had to read twice: extremely dense breast tissue. At your next visit your doctor mentions adding a breast MRI, hands you an order ...