Metastatic Bone Lesion on X-ray
Metastatic bone lesions on X-ray become visible when a primary cancer has spread to the bone. Many cancers can have spread to the bone. Most common cancers are breast,…
Metastatic bone lesions on X-ray become visible when a primary cancer has spread to the bone. Many cancers can have spread to the bone. Most common cancers are breast,…
Correlate with physical exam findings means that the radiologist has seen something abnormal on a radiology report. He is alerting the referring doctor that he needs to see if the…
An addendum is sometimes issued by a radiologist in a report when there is additional information he wants to convey. An addendum is issued separately from the original report. It…
Can not rule out something on an imaging test is a phrase that is sometimes used by radiologists. This means that the radiologist is concerned about a diagnosis based on…
Achalasia is a disorder where the lower part of the esophagus is narrowed and fails to let food through into the stomach. Patients with Achalasia often have swallowing difficulties, reflux…
Video swallow exam is a test that is done by a speech pathologist and a radiologist to evaluate your swallowing. This exam is commonly done because of swallowing difficulties,…
Small bowel follow through exam is a test used to examine the intestines. This is often done after drinking barium contrast. The barium coats the intestines and allows abnormalities to…
Barium contrast is used to examine the gastrointestinal tract using continuous X-ray called fluoroscopy. The test is done by a radiologist with the help of a technologist. Barium contrast is…
Non specific imaging finding on X-ray means that the abnormality identified can represent different diagnosis. This is fairly common in X-ray imaging unfortunately. The non specific imaging finding can be…
Correlate with point tenderness is a phrase used on X-rays of bones. This phrase is used when an abnormality is seen of the bone that is not clearly a fracture…
Ultrasound is commonly used to diagnose or characterize fluid collections. Fluid collections can occur in many different parts of the body. There are many different types of collections that can…
It depends on what your looking for, but in general no. Non contrast means that no oral or IV contrast is given. I’d say that the non contrast CT…