Consumers’ familiarity with a medical imaging test is directly correlated with the likelihood they will agree to the test when recommended by a physician, according to a Siemens Healthcare news ...

Improved medical imaging tests give doctors a better look inside patients' bodies and help them make earlier and more accurate diagnoses, but the radiation exposure can sometimes outweigh the benefits ...

If you need medical imaging tests done, you may wonder how much an MRI, CT scan, or other imaging test costs and how these tests differ. Hospitals and medical facilities negotiate the prices of ...

Leading physician groups ID unnecessary medical tests and procedures. April 4, 2012— -- intro:A routine visit to the doctor's office can bring up a laundry list of medical tests, all designed to ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

Assessing the risk of radiation-induced hematologic cancer from medical imaging in children and adolescents might support informed decisions on the use of imaging. We followed a retrospective cohort ...

Uterine cancer starts in the uterus. Doctors can order several tests, including blood and imaging tests, to diagnose and monitor the progression of this cancer. Cancer can form in two parts of the ...

The modern healthcare system operates on a fundamental belief that more testing equals better care, especially for older adults. This approach, while well-intentioned, has created an unexpected crisis ...