Dr. Cristin Dickerson
Diagnostic Radiology
Houston, TX
34 years experience female
Locations
Green Imaging
Houston, TX
About
Bio
Cristin A. Dickerson, MD
Dr. Cristin A. Dickerson is the founding partner of Green Imaging. Dr. Dickerson was raised in Rosenberg and Houston. She is a graduate of Baylor University and University of Texas Medical School at Houston where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Dickerson did a clinical internship at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston and her radiology residency at UT Houston with extensive training in cancer imaging at MD Anderson Cancer Center and where she was a chief resident. Dr. Dickerson practiced 13 years at Diagnostic Clinic of Houston where she served as president of the clinic. She currently practices on site radiology as a partner in Radiology Group of Houston. Her clinical interests include oncologic (cancer) MRI and CT and PET/CT, breast imaging and cardiac screening.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
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Diagnostic Radiology
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Safe!: It is not absorbed by the GI tract. Says in your bowel, does not get in your blood stream.
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Periosteal hematoma: Probably bleeding (a bruise) below the soft tissue lining of the bone. Nothing to worry about.
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MRI: It depends on the part of the body that is scanned.
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Partially: Most imaging centers require valid ID. Your privacy is protected by law, however, and medical facilities take that protection very seriously. Faciliti... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Breast tenderness: if your mammogram and ultrasound and MRI are all fine you have little to worry about unless you feel a lump.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Glide: Use a product like Glide that reduces friction, and use sensitive skin detergents, since those are heavy contact points.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Interchangeable: Many radiologists use the terms interchangeably. In the mild range there is little correlation between imaging findings and symptoms with factors lik... Read More
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A male asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Transrectal: A transrectal prostate ultrasound is technically very good but is not a screening tool unless correlated with a PSA blood test and a doctor's exam. A ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Thyroid Ultrasound: he will likely do an ultrasound to see if the nodules have worrisome features
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
IT band friction : May be iT band friction syndrome. See a massage therapist or a physical therapist who can "strip" your IT band and see if that helps.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
More likely viral: In someone your age without risk factors for stroke a virus or other etiology is more likely. If you are at increased risk of stroke, seek medical car... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
IT band friction: Have a trainer assess you for IT band syndrome. A good trainer can "strip" your IT band and show you how to foam roll to prevent it. It causes your kn... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Breast lump: A breast lump should be evaluated. Would see a primary care doctor and get an ultrasound ordered and done to make sure it is not something worrisome.
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Pars fracture: Would limit lifting and strenuous activity until the bone marrow edema on MRI has gone away.
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Angiogram: Non ionic contrast is used for CT angio and fluoroscopic angio. Gadolinium contrast is used for MR angio.
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Disc disease: There is not good correlation between degree of disc disease on an imaging exam and degree of back pain. Some people with horrible looking backs have ... Read More
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It is normal: If abnormal might be contracted (not distended) as in chronic cholecystitis or dilated in the setting of bile duct obstruction.
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Sometimes: Major soft tissue abnormalities might be picked up on the source images (the original images used to reconstruct the vascular images).
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Soft tissues: X-rays only show bone injuries. MRI's show soft tissue injuries and may be needed if pain persists.
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Reactive lymphadenop: Odds are they are normal nodes. 12 mm is likely the largest dimension. What is the short axis "smallest" dimension. If 5 mm or less very likely reacti... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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UTI: You have symptoms of uti AND headaches and dizziness or you are considering those symptoms of UTI? An obstructing stone does put you at increased ris... Read More
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Lymph nodes: Lymph nodes are normal structures and help fight infection. Nodes that have always been there, feel rubbery, and don't change in size are normal. Nod... Read More
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PET/CT: May be useful to differentiate between a likelyinflammatory/reactive process, mesenteric sclerosis, and the less likely possibility of lymphoma.
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Hemangioma: It will likely be a hemangioma, adenoma, or FNH at your age; all are benign.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Costochondritis: Possibly inflammation at the joint between your rib and breastbone. You can push on those joints and see if they are tender. If so, see if ibuprofen r... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Reactive node: If the lymph node is easy to move around and is not getting bigger it is likely reactive meaning your body is mounting an immune response to fight off... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Osseous structures: They are bones. Typically a radiologist says "unremarkable for age", double check.
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Blood Flow: The red and blue dots are Doppler signal, they indicate blood flow on a renal ultrasound. The kidneys are very vascular organs since they filter blood... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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No: Ultrasound is best for solid organs like liver, spleen, and kidneys and for fluid filled structures like the gallbladder and the urinary bladder. Air ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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CT pancreas: Pancreatic cancer would be unusual at your age but no unheard of. Pancreatic CT does require IV contrast and pre and post contrast images with pancrea... Read More
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Lung infiltrate: When the air sacs, alveoli, get filled with pus (pneumonia), blood (trauma), cells (cancer) or water (heart failure) they turn white on an X-ray causi... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
Carotid MRA: if there are symptoms that warrant a carotid Doppler ultrasound and it is abnormal
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Vitamin C: Probably not a problem but definitely a waste of money. Extra vitamin C just passes out of your body in your urine.
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Differences: Stroke is brain damage related to decreased blood flow to the brain. Symptoms vary depending on where in the brain the damage is done. TIA is symptoms... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dickerson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dickerson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for you time I'll try book a doctors appointment
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for your quick opinion. It helped a lot.
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thank you, I will definitely talk to my trainer!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX
Graduated 1989MD
Residency
UTMSH
Completed 1994
Awards
Top Radiologist, Third Place, National - Fall
2014
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