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…
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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…
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UVA Children’s is one of the few places in the United States where contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography, or ceVUS, is used to screen for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children and infants.…
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Parents: if your child is having a CT scan, this is the information they (and you) will need to know. Read this “CT for Kids” information yourself or read it…
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When you hear that you will be sedated for your medical imaging exam, what do you think of? Do you imagine those hilarious videos of people after they have their…
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Most people don’t think much about their veins in the winter when they are indoors and their legs are covered up beneath warm layers of clothes. But if you want…
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One of the most challenging parts of having an imaging exam (or any medical test) is waiting for the results. It’s easy to imagine a negative outcome, and it can…
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Claustrophobia, or fear of tightly enclosed spaces, is a very real thing. At UVA Radiology and Medical Imaging, we always want to help our patients—in this case, those who struggle…
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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in women. But men can get breast cancer, too – and they often feel left out of the breast cancer…
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While finding breast lumps at any stage in life can be scary, young women may be especially unprepared to find breast lumps. Hallie Long was 23 years old when she…
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Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. The first test most doctors use to screen for prostate cancer is the PSA (prostate specific antigen) test. A…
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Have you ever wondered why there are different types of imaging tests? Or what the differences between the many types of imaging tests are? Learn about the possible modalities and…
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If you need advanced medical imaging, your doctor might order an MRI or CT scan. But there might be an alternative which doesn’t expose you to radiation (like a CT scan)…
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Have you been told that your infant needs an ultrasound to screen for hip dysplasia (DDH)? Are you nervous about what it could mean for your child’s health? At UVA…