When your doctor tells you to follow NPO for a medical imaging exam, surgery or procedure, it means you cannot eat or drink anything for a certain period of time …
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Protected: Radiation Dose: Compare the Amounts From Imaging Exams and Everyday Sources
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COVID-19 and Imaging: Why CT Scans and X-Rays Have a Limited Role in Diagnosing Coronavirus
Lab testing for COVID-19 (also known as the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV2) has increased greatly since the virus spread across the globe in spring 2020. Current evidence suggests that chest …
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Pulsatile Tinnitus: Interventional Neuroradiologists Offer Answers and Relief
Pulsatile tinnitus is a rare form of tinnitus that causes whooshing or pulsing noises in the ear. It can be a symptom of a benign condition or a more serious …
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Lutathera Gives One Man Hope and the Courage to Help Others
Lutathera is a treatment that slows down or stops neuroendocrine tumor growth. UVA Health is one of the first hospitals in Virginia to offer this new radioactive drug. And Fred …
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Uterine Fibroid Embolization: How One Woman Found Relief For Her Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are a type of non-cancerous growth that form in the muscle cells of the uterus. They are common – some studies show that up to 80% of women …
Since the 1950’s, health care providers have been draping their patients with heavy lead aprons or covering certain body parts with lead shields before x-ray exams. In the past, we …
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Minimally-Invasive Deep Vein Reconstruction for Chronic Venous Disease
It’s estimated that more than 30 million Americans suffer from venous disease. Many of those individuals have some type of chronic venous disease, which means that symptoms are persistent or …
Liver disease is a growing issue: by some counts, one-third of the U.S. population has some degree of fatty liver or liver damage. Being able to diagnose fibrosis, or scarring …
When the weather is warmer and you’re wearing shorts, you want to look and feel your best with smooth, unblemished legs. Veins are an important part of the vascular system—but …
