Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or formerly DEXA) is a technique used to measure bone mineral density (BMD). The preferred regions for BMD measurement are lumbar spine, proximal femur and whole ...

X-ray sources are vacuum tubes that use an electrostatic field to produce X-rays. They accelerate electrons to a high velocity and then suddenly stop them. X-ray tubes, as X-ray sources are sometimes ...

A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap ... physician to insert the needle with increased accuracy: an ultrasound imaging scanner the size of a cell phone that could be attached to a ...

Meningitis, a serious infection that inflames the brain and spinal cord membranes, can have severe complications in infants.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and lumbar puncture (LP) may not always be necessary for diagnosing and managing a serious neurological complication associated with CAR T-cell therapy, according to a ...

X-ray images have unveiled the skeletal structure ... as well as protrusion of the eyeballs, absence of the fifth lumbar vertebra, tridactyly in both hands and feet, as well as different foci ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Correspondence to Charlotte Nusman, Radiology Department, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105AZ, Netherlands; c.m.nusman{at}amc.uva.nl An 11-year-old high-level competitive female ...

Radiology covers interventional radiology, investigative radiology, neuroradiology, radiotherapy and oncology. Nuclear medicine focuses on the diagnostic, therapeutic and investigative use of ...

After scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning of Detroit's 5-4 loss to the Guardians in Game 4 of the American League ...

A lumbar puncture is used to take a sample of the cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back. This fluid flows around the spinal cord and the brain, and clears waste products. Levels of certain proteins ...

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