Diagnostic Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the 1970s to 1980s to present day. Has served as a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form detailed pictures of the body for both health and disease. In the MRI scanners, there are strong magnetic fields, radio waves, and field gradients in order to generate images of the inside of the body and appear on a screen. MRI and X-rays are not the same. MRI scans take more time, are louder, and usually require that the body goes into a narrow tube. While X-ray scans take less time, aren’t really loud, and don’t involve a narrow

All kinds of ionizing radiation that used in health care centers in medical diagnosis and therapy processes, as well the radiation used in diagnostic radiology is the field of medicine that uses radiation to make an imaging exams and procedures to diagnose a patient. In another hand it’s used to treatment for many kind of disease especially to cure from cancer. In any form of medical care, diagnostic radiology plays a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease or injury. The exams often use radiation, at many levels that have been determined and adjusted to be safe as possible, to create detailed anatomical images. (Bekas M, et al, 2016)

X-ray use for diagnosis – Describe example of the use of an X-ray for diagnosis including IMAGE

In the field of radiologist technologist you have number of imagines to perform. One type of imaging is x-rays, in order to get a clear picture you must position the bone in a correct position. You need to get the correct angle the physician ordered so you can develop and come up with the correct diagnoses. A computer tomography better known as a CT scans you used by injecting a radioactive solution into a

Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines, more commonly known as the MRI, are a very popular tool in the medical field because it is painless and it does not use ionizing radiation; which can produce terrible side effects and can even damage your organs.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a test that lets your health care provider see detailed pictures of the inside of your body without using X-rays. Instead, strong magnets and radio waves work together in a magnetic field to form very detailed and sharp images. The images are viewed on a TV monitor in two- and three-dimensional form. The magnets and radio waves are harmless.

A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technologist creates images, using computer-imaging systems, of the patient’s body to help the doctors diagnose and treat the patients’ illness and/or injuries. The MRI Technologist meets with the patients before the scan to explain medical procedures and answers questions they may have. They also collect medical information from the patient’s, family, and/or medical professionals and instruct the patient on what they need to do during the exam. Some MRI scan requires a medical substance for imaging which the MRI Technologist can administer. Once the image is taken, the MRI Technologist first processes the images, then checks the quality of the image and finally prepares summarized reports of the patient’s

Diagnostic imaging such as MRI, PET/CT scans and X-Rays all allow doctors to “see” inside your body. This type of imaging takes photographs of your bones and organs, allowing them to much more easily narrow down the cause of a disease or injury. As great and helpful as this may sound, it is not always such an easy thing for a patient to endure. It is not that the procedure is harmful or even painful, but many times claustrophobia, fear of test results, and the anxiety of going through a procedure that they are not familiar with can cause a patient to become very fearful and stressed. It is very important that the technician communicate with the patient and help them to remain calm and at ease. How can we improve communication between the patient and the technologist? Is it possible to reduce anxiety in someone who suffers from claustrophobia during imaging?

Going to the doctor for an imaging exam can be a daunting experience. Being armed with a prior knowledge of the professionals who will be giving it can set the mind at ease. There are several different types of healthcare professionals who are qualified to perform the exam. Professionals who have had at least two years of formal, educational training are qualified to give diagnostic imaging exams.

Modern medical technology allows physicians to capture detailed images of the body for diagnosing and treatment planning of various health issues. Radiologists use imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases. Interventional radiology is the performance of medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies. Acquisition of medical imaging is usually performed by a radiologic technologist and the results are interpreted by Radiologists, medical doctors that specialize in radiology. While Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography Scan (CT) are useful for diagnosing and treating illnesses, each has their own health risks and benefits.

Do you think us as treating therapist, having knowledge of x-ray and other diagnostic imaging can help in reducing the risk of misdiagnosis?

Diagnostic imaging is a multistep process by which information concerning patient anatomy and physiology is gathered and displayed with the use of modern technology. Unfortunately, numerous sources of variability, in both human factors and equipment factors, can produce sub-quality images if not properly controlled. This can result in repeat exposures that increase both patient dose and department cost and possibly decrease the accuracy of image interpretation. This, in turn, can result in decreased customer satisfaction (customers being physicians, vendors, insurance companies, employees, and patients) that ultimately costs the healthcare provider lost business and revenue. The purpose of the quality management program is to control or minimize

the body and makes use of the property of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to image

Medical imaging is very important in our present day society but how does it work? Medical imaging works with this thing called waves .Radiation in medical imaging can be very helpful to people in detecting diseases and broken bones and more faster and without a lot of this stuff many people wouldn't be here or would be walking around with a broken bone.The advancements of medical imaging has advanced a whole lot over the years so now we know a whole lot about the body.

There are many different types of procedures that are preformed for radiology. The more of them you study, the better experience you will have with using the machines. Some types are X-rays, CT scan, mammograms, ultrasounds, and PETs. X-rays are a type of image produced on photogenic film. A CT scan also stands for computerized tomography, and that is a continuos x-ray that moves around the patient; this tends to put off a lot of radiation. A CT scan helps people with head injuries and blood clots. Mammograms are x-ray pictures of the breasts to see if there are any breast tumors or cancer.