Sentences with phrase «radiologic studies»

Other tests that may be used include: ultrasound, specialized radiologic studies (e.g. nuclear scan, CT or MRI scan, dye contrast studies), bone marrow aspirate, lymph node aspirate, endoscopy (direct examination of the stomach, colon, or lung with a specialized scope & camera), and immunologic studies.

In addition to a physical exam and simple X-rays, other radiologic studies and tests may need to be done to figure out exactly what is causing a newborn baby to have a delay in passing meconium.

Radiologic study involves the use of X-rays, and histologic determination usually requires euthanasia and dissection of the tissues involved (long bones).

Not exact matches

Surgical oncologists, or cancer surgeons, usually remove breast cancers by relying on tactile feedback and radiologic images of the tumor, such as mammograms and ultrasound images, said M. Catherine Lee, MD, FACS, coauthor of the first study and associate professor of surgery at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Fla..

Findings from the study may help surgeons more confidently decide how to treat patients who have signs of adrenal masses on radiologic imaging but no symptoms of adrenal disease.

«This treatment has now been studied in our centre using the most sensitive measure of lung structure — a radiologic measurement of lung density — allowing us to detect changes far earlier than can be seen with standard breathing tests,» said Dr. Kenneth Chapman, Director of the Asthma and Airways Centre at Toronto Western Hospital and the Canadian research lead for the multicentre trial.

Swollen lymph nodes (or swollen «glands») are very common in children, of all ages, and the treatment is often observation after initial screening, laboratory and radiologic imaging studies.

Boston, MA Studied medical imaging and other healthcare including radiologic principles and positioning