General Imaging

A night hawk report is issued by a radiologist who works for a company that covers a radiology practice after hours.   A night hawk report is issued by a…

An incidental finding is a lesion discovered on an imaging test that is unrelated to the reason for the exam.  Incidental findings can be found on any imaging test.  Incidental…

Bone scan is a nuclear medicine test done to evaluate cancer, infections, arthritis and other conditions throughout the skeleton.  The test images the entire skeleton.   The test involves the…

A stricture is a narrowing of a passageway in the body.  Usually a stricture occurs in a tube like structures in the body such as the esophagus, the bowel, the…

Limited by large body habitus on ultrasound is a phrase used by radiologists in reports.  This means the ultrasound study is not very good because of increased fat tissue or…

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…

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…