Radiographers (medical radiation technologists) play a fundamental role in clinical imaging procedures, with hospitals, doctors, and patients relying on these medical imaging staff members to know what they’re doing, 100% of the time. Effective training of those entering a career in medical imaging is therefore critical. As such, it’s vital that such students have the [...]

Then the doctor will make a small cut over the femoral artery in the upper part of the leg.
A special needle is then inserted into the artery itself.
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On the day of your operation, you will be asked to put on a surgical gown.
You may receive a sedative by mouth and an intravenous line may be put in.
You will then be transferred to the operating table.
To begin, your leg and groin are swabbed with an antiseptic solution.
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Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a cardiac catheterization. But what does that actually mean?
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This video provides information about what an MRI is and how it is performed. It explains the procedure and provides details about what to expect.
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CHICAGO - Pulmonary CT angiography is the gold standard modality for diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE), and detecting pulmonary perfusion defects at CT is considered good evidence for the presence of PE. But not all perfusion defects represent PE. Can dual-energy CT distinguish non-PE causes of perfusion defects from the real thing?

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