You will be asked to remove all jewelry and metal objects, such as watches, necklaces, eyeglasses, and the like and to change into a hospital gown. You will then lie on a table that slides into the ...

When she developed severe hip pain in the fall of 2014, Chicago runner Violeta Ochoa Salabert's doctor suggested she try physical therapy. Two months later, the 35 year old felt no better. She got a ...

Contrast materials can help highlight areas of interest in MRI scans. Contrast injections may cause side effects like mild rashes and hives, but, in rare instances, it is also possible for a person to ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most commonly used tests in neurology and neurosurgery. MRI provides exquisite detail of brain, spinal cord and vascular anatomy, and has the advantage ...

Healthcare professionals use MRIs to get images of internal organs and tissues, while MRAs help them to check blood vessels in detail. Both an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and MRA (magnetic ...

Researchers with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led a multisite study which has demonstrated that, when controlled and standardized ...