imaging studies
Medical visualization tests
Imaging studies are medical tests that produce visual representations of the body's interior.
The term covers X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, and similar diagnostic procedures.
Doctors order imaging studies to examine organs, bones, and tissues without surgery: The imaging studies revealed a small tumor on her kidney.
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- cancer diagnosisIdentification of malignant disease
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- diagnostic testExam identifying medical conditions
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
body scan · CT scan · fluoroscopy · PET scan · mammography · angiography · prenatal screening · trauma assessment · differential diagnosis · second opinion · cross-section · soft tissue · radiology · radiology report · waiting room · bone · technician · contrast
- animal researchanimal testing, vaccine testing, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, cancer research
imaging studiesblood tests
Analyses of drawn samples
laboratory tests · lab work · urinalysis · genetic testing · cultures
imaging studiesexploratory surgery
tissue sampling · biopsy · lumbar puncture · bone marrow biopsy · amniocentesis