Medical testing centers perform medical tests and scans on patients for many different reasons. These tests can be diagnostic tests recommended by your doctor, such as an MRI or an X-ray, or they can be screening tests, such as a mammogram. Medical scanning centers thereby help your doctor to ensure your optimal health by accurately
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Will Kidney Stones and Gallstones Show Up on My CAT Scan?
A computerized tomography (CT) scan is a painless, non-invasive imaging procedure that can help doctors examine their patients’ internal organs. CT scans use low-dose X-rays and computer technology to create images of what is inside the body. The images produced by a CT scan are more detailed than what X-rays can produce. A CAT scan
Read MoreUses and Procedural Details of Ultrasound in Women’s Health
Ultrasound is one of the most used and most familiar tools in women’s health services. It is a safe and low-cost imaging technique that allows doctors to see various structures inside the body without the use of radiation. Ultrasound – or sonography – uses sound waves delivered by a transducer, which is a small handheld
Read MoreGetting The Most Out of Your Primary Care
Your primary care physician establishes a medical home for you and your loved ones. They are the first and best contact for everything from a sinus infection to diabetes management to preventive screenings, such as mammograms and DEXA scans. Here’s how to get the most out of this important health resource and your partner in
Read MoreHow Do I Know My CAT Scan Is Safe?
A computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan, also now called computed tomography (CT) scan, captures a number of X-rays of an area in your body to produce detailed, three-dimensional images for your doctor’s evaluation. It is a very popular diagnostic method used in a variety of medical specialties to diagnose health conditions and to track progress
Read MoreShould I Go to a Hospital or a Freestanding Imaging Center for my MRI?
Imaging scans are an essential component of diagnosis and treatment. So when your doctor asks you to get an MRI, it benefits you to consider where you should have it done. The first choice for most patients is the hospital, especially one their doctor is affiliated with. However, freestanding diagnostic imaging centers have gotten more
Read MoreBenefits of an Imaging Center that Integrates Primary Care
Have you ever wished you could just see a primary care physician and get all the diagnostic imaging and other services you need in one location? What if we told you that you can? At Starling Diagnostics in The Bronx, our unique, team-based healthcare model integrates primary care services with our diagnostic imaging services, as
Read MoreWhy is Primary Care Important?
For many people, going to the doctor is a consideration only if they are feeling sick. If you think the same way, you may be missing out on a range of healthcare services that can improve your health and well-being, and help you live longer. A primary care provider should be seen regularly, even when
Read MoreWhat Medical Testing Is Available for Me to See if I Have Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer diagnosed in American women, only after skin cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Women have a 13% chance of eventually developing the condition, so getting tested for it is key to early diagnosis and successful treatment. Let’s talk about the main types of
Read MoreCan a Preventive Health Screening Tell Me if I Am More at Risk of Contracting COVID-19?
The importance of preventive health screenings is beyond question: they help physicians determine and mitigate risks long before the subtlest signs of chronic medical conditions manifest. This translates into being better capable of helping patients maintain their health and overall quality of life. As the COVID-19 lingers on for more than a year since its
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