https://www.medhelp.org/user_posts/list/1264141 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en If your test was an ultrasound, it is moderately useful for excluding anything serious like a cancer. Garry Choy, MD, MS Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:55:10 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Scan-results/show/1751295#post_8109052 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Scan-results/show/1751295#post_8109052 Ultrasound is usually accurate if the measurements were performed properly at this stage in the pregn Garry Choy, MD, MS Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:47:59 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/conception-date-concern/show/1760993#post_8109036 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/conception-date-concern/show/1760993#post_8109036 I made a typo. What I want to say is that "The type of radiation used in x-ray imaging (CT, x-rays) Garry Choy, MD, MS Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:47:48 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-Scan/show/1612553#post_7338188 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-Scan/show/1612553#post_7338188 There is absolutely zero risk of your cell phone or car keys becoming radioactive if they are left in Garry Choy, MD, MS Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:46:38 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-Scan/show/1612553#post_7338187 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-Scan/show/1612553#post_7338187 Sometimes these findings on x-rays can be due to prior infection such as pneumonia and does not need Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:54:42 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/chest-xray/show/1591976#post_7321860 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/chest-xray/show/1591976#post_7321860 The time a scan is "good" for diagnosis really depends on the person, clinical situation, and medical Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:44:27 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/To-avoid-overexposure-to-x-rays/show/1600076#post_7321830 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/To-avoid-overexposure-to-x-rays/show/1600076#post_7321830 Your doctor should have the results when you return and we should defer to the report and what your d Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:38:45 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/MRI-findings/show/1605400#post_7321811 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/MRI-findings/show/1605400#post_7321811 I can't give a specific range but I can say the following. It really varies the "CPM" or mR/hour sho Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:28:12 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Brother-had-I131-recently-What-count-or-mR-hr-should-come-from-him-now/show/1610704#post_7321775 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Brother-had-I131-recently-What-count-or-mR-hr-should-come-from-him-now/show/1610704#post_7321775 Thanks yellowbean! Agree 100% with your description. Garry Choy, MD, MS Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:47:36 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/What-does-Opaque-mean-on-a-ct/show/1452838#post_6852481 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/What-does-Opaque-mean-on-a-ct/show/1452838#post_6852481 Thanks again yellowbean for the excellent description -- TR is "transverse" ; "CC" is craniocaudal ; Garry Choy, MD, MS Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:46:51 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/MRI-report/show/1468342#post_6852480 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/MRI-report/show/1468342#post_6852480 Thanks yellowbean for the great discussion. The American Thyroid Association information sheet on no Garry Choy, MD, MS Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:44:35 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Taking-x-rays-at-workshould-I-stop/show/1470057#post_6852477 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Taking-x-rays-at-workshould-I-stop/show/1470057#post_6852477 This image also provides labels of normal structures on a chest x-ray http://www.radrounds.com/pho Garry Choy, MD, MS Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:56:03 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Ct-scan-with-without-dye/show/1445361#post_6586553 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Ct-scan-with-without-dye/show/1445361#post_6586553 We unfortunately do not do direct image interpretation on this message board as per my institution's Garry Choy, MD, MS Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:54:51 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Ct-scan-with-without-dye/show/1445361#post_6586551 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/Ct-scan-with-without-dye/show/1445361#post_6586551 Some of the findings your CT found is mostly what is called an incidental finding -- many of these re Garry Choy, MD, MS Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:49:06 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-Scan-Should-I-be-concerned/show/1445327#post_6586540 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-Scan-Should-I-be-concerned/show/1445327#post_6586540 I would not be personally concerned if I received these 2 head CTs -- I am highly confident that the Garry Choy, MD, MS Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:45:33 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-scan-radiation-worries/show/1425446#post_6586531 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-scan-radiation-worries/show/1425446#post_6586531 You can tell if it was a perfusion scan or contrast scan if they gave you an IV and injected a specia Garry Choy, MD, MS Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:07:59 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-scan-radiation-worries/show/1425446#post_6568370 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-scan-radiation-worries/show/1425446#post_6568370 Were your CT scans performed without contrast? And were they not "CT perfusion"? If they were CT pe Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:20:15 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-scan-radiation-worries/show/1425446#post_6564977 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/CT-scan-radiation-worries/show/1425446#post_6564977 Definitely try not to worry --- continued to follow-up with your doctor and follow-up ultrasounds (if Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:42:01 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/4-vessel-Umbilical-Cord/show/1416712#post_6564858 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/4-vessel-Umbilical-Cord/show/1416712#post_6564858 What that means is that by ultrasound, they see an area which is likely the "small lump" in your mid Garry Choy, MD, MS Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:16:58 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/what-does-this-mean/show/1436053#post_6564768 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/what-does-this-mean/show/1436053#post_6564768 How is your pain doing? From the sound of the report, if accurate, it sounds like you have a couple Garry Choy, MD, MS Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:10:34 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/What-is-the-best-treatment/show/1376814#post_6306589 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Radiology/What-is-the-best-treatment/show/1376814#post_6306589